Share of the population using the Internet in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of the population using the Internet was 66.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population using the Internet in El Salvador, 1990–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population using the internet in El Salvador is 66.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 168.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using the internet in El Salvador peaked at 66.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
El Salvador ranks 140th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of the population using the Internet in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.1% | — |
| 1997 | 0.3% | +197.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +65.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | +98.8% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | +39.3% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | +27.4% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +26.7% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +31.6% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | +28.0% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | +31.2% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | +31.0% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 10.1% | +65.0% |
| 2009 | 12.1% | +20.1% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | +31.3% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | +18.9% |
| 2012 | 20.3% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 23.1% | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 24.8% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 26.8% | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 29.0% | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 33.8% | +16.6% |
| 2018 | 43.8% | +29.5% |
| 2019 | 50.5% | +15.3% |
| 2020 | 54.6% | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 57.3% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 60.1% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 62.6% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 66.5% | +6.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 66.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 81.5%, 82% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 66.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 79.9%, 83% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population using the Internet in El Salvador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +197.5% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 1.2% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.7% | 15.9% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.2% | 54.6% | 66.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 137 Saint Lucia 68.2% compare
- 138 Tonga 67.4% compare
- 139 Philippines 67.3% compare
- 141 Marshall Islands 65.9% compare
- 142 Laos 65.6% compare
- 143 Djibouti 65.3% compare
More science & technology data for El Salvador
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 176.52 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.77 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 11.19 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 547.24 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 64.56 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using the internet in El Salvador?
- Share of the population using the internet in El Salvador was 66.5% in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using the internet recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 66.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using the internet recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of the population using the internet?
- El Salvador ranks 140th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using the internet rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 168.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with minor 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.