Share of the population using the Internet in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Share of the population using the Internet was 68.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population using the Internet in Saint Lucia, 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
Saint Lucia recorded 68.2% for share of the population using the internet in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using the internet in Saint Lucia peaked at 68.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Saint Lucia 137th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.3% | — |
| 1996 | 0.7% | +119.0% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | +48.1% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | +31.0% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | +48.5% |
| 2000 | 5.1% | +163.8% |
| 2001 | 8.2% | +60.7% |
| 2002 | 14.6% | +79.0% |
| 2003 | 21.0% | +43.3% |
| 2004 | 21.4% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 21.6% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 24.5% | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 27.9% | +13.9% |
| 2008 | 30.0% | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 31.0% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 32.5% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 34.0% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 45.9% | +34.9% |
| 2013 | 49.4% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 53.2% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 57.3% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 58.2% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 59.2% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 60.1% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 61.1% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 62.1% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 63.1% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 67.0% | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 67.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 68.2% | +1.1% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 68.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 81.5%, 84% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 68.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 79.9%, 85% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population using the Internet in Saint Lucia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +163.8% | 1.9% | 5.1% |
| 1996 | +119.0% | 0.3% | 0.7% |
| 2002 | +79.0% | 8.2% | 14.6% |
| 2001 | +60.7% | 5.1% | 8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.0% | 1.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 5.1% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.1% | 32.5% | 61.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.5% | 62.1% | 68.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More science & technology data for Saint Lucia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 98.67 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9867 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 176,399 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 289.18 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 2.54 (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 Saint Lucia?
- Share of the population using the internet in Saint Lucia was 68.2% 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 Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 68.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using the internet recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for share of the population using the internet?
- Saint Lucia ranks 137th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using the internet rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.