Share of the population using the Internet in Venezuela
Venezuela: Share of the population using the Internet was 76.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population using the Internet in Venezuela, 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
Venezuela recorded 76.7% for share of the population using the internet in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using the internet in Venezuela peaked at 76.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Venezuela ranks 118th 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 Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +243.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +33.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +119.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | +103.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | +57.7% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | +252.9% |
| 1999 | 2.8% | +105.8% |
| 2000 | 3.4% | +18.3% |
| 2001 | 4.6% | +38.0% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 7.5% | +52.7% |
| 2004 | 8.4% | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 12.6% | +49.4% |
| 2006 | 15.2% | +21.3% |
| 2007 | 20.8% | +36.8% |
| 2008 | 25.9% | +24.2% |
| 2009 | 32.7% | +26.4% |
| 2010 | 37.4% | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 40.2% | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 49.1% | +22.0% |
| 2013 | 54.9% | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 57.0% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 58.0% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 60.0% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 49.1% | -18.2% |
| 2020 | 72.4% | +47.7% |
| 2021 | 74.1% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 75.8% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 76.3% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 76.7% | +0.5% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 76.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 55.8%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 76.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 79.9%, 96% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population using the Internet in Venezuela 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +252.9% | 0.4% | 1.4% |
| 1993 | +243.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 2.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 3.4% | 32.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.7% | 37.4% | 60.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 75.1% | 72.4% | 76.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 115 Moldova 77.4% compare
- 116 Ecuador 77.2% compare
- 117 Saint Kitts and Nevis 76.9% compare
- 119 Tunisia 76.5% compare
- 120 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 76.2% compare
- 121 Cape Verde 74.7% compare
More science & technology data for Venezuela
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 71.01 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7101 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 20.17 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 22.53 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 474.63 (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 Venezuela?
- Share of the population using the internet in Venezuela was 76.7% 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 76.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using the internet recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Venezuela rank for share of the population using the internet?
- Venezuela ranks 118th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using the internet rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.