Share of the population using the Internet in Brunei
Brunei: Share of the population using the Internet was 96.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population using the Internet in Brunei, 1990–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population using the internet in Brunei stood at 96.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using the internet in Brunei peaked at 99.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Brunei 21st out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of the population using the Internet in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 1.0% | — |
| 1996 | 3.3% | +223.5% |
| 1997 | 4.8% | +46.4% |
| 1998 | 6.3% | +30.0% |
| 1999 | 7.7% | +22.1% |
| 2000 | 9.0% | +17.3% |
| 2001 | 12.9% | +43.6% |
| 2002 | 15.3% | +18.7% |
| 2003 | 19.6% | +27.8% |
| 2004 | 29.7% | +51.6% |
| 2005 | 36.5% | +22.7% |
| 2006 | 42.2% | +15.7% |
| 2007 | 44.7% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 46.0% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 49.0% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 53.0% | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 56.0% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 60.3% | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 64.5% | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 68.8% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 71.2% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | +26.4% |
| 2017 | 94.9% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.3% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 97.6% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 96.3% | -2.7% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 96.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 93.1%, 1.0× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 96.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 80.5%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population using the Internet in Brunei changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +223.5% | 1.0% | 3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.9% | 0.0% | 7.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 30.5% | 9.0% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.9% | 53.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 96.3% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More science & technology data for Brunei
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 118.13 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.18 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 546,615 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 103.35 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.4576 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.3604 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 137 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 137 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using the internet in Brunei?
- Share of the population using the internet in Brunei was 96.3% in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using the internet recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of the population using the internet recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Brunei rank for share of the population using the internet?
- Brunei ranks 21st out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using the internet rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using the Internet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population who used the Internet in the last three months.