Internet users — all countries

Internet users — Sri Lanka

Internet users in Sri Lanka in 2024 — 54.59%. Ranked 142 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 54.59 pp.

2024 54.59% +3.39 pp vs 2023
World rank 142of 182
Period maximum 54.59%2024
Period minimum 0%1990

Trend over time

1990–2024 · % of population

Internet users — Sri Lanka, 1990–2024020406019901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 0%1994: 0%1995: 0.01%1996: 0.05%1997: 0.16%1998: 0.3%1999: 0.35%2000: 0.65%2001: 0.79%2002: 1.05%2003: 1.46%2004: 1.45%2005: 1.79%2006: 2.54%2007: 3.88%2008: 4.82%2009: 5.87%2010: 6.91%2011: 7.96%2012: 9%2013: 10.04%2014: 10.5%2015: 15.26%2016: 22.19%2017: 25.08%2018: 28.34%2019: 32.02%2020: 36.18%2021: 44.45%2022: 48.3%2023: 51.2%2024: 54.59%
Change over the period: +54.59 pp Annual average: 1.61 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka 54.59%
World 71.2%
South Asia 62.8%
Southern Asia computed 62.57%
Internet users — Sri Lanka, by year Sri Lanka All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 54.59 +3.39 pp
2023 51.2 +2.9 pp
2022 48.3 +3.85 pp
2021 44.45 +8.27 pp
2020 36.18 +4.16 pp
2019 32.02 +3.68 pp
2018 28.34 +3.26 pp
2017 25.08 +2.89 pp
2016 22.19 +6.93 pp
2015 15.26 +4.76 pp
2014 10.5 +0.46 pp
2013 10.04 +1.04 pp
2012 9 +1.04 pp
2011 7.96 +1.04 pp
2010 6.91 +1.04 pp
2009 5.87 +1.04 pp
2008 4.82 +0.94 pp
2007 3.88 +1.34 pp
2006 2.54 +0.75 pp
2005 1.79 +0.35 pp
2004 1.45 −0.01 pp
2003 1.46 +0.41 pp
2002 1.05 +0.26 pp
2001 0.79 +0.15 pp
2000 0.65 +0.3 pp
1999 0.35 +0.05 pp
1998 0.3 +0.13 pp
1997 0.16 +0.11 pp
1996 0.05 +0.05 pp
1995 0.01 +0 pp
1994 0
1990 0

Southern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population that has used the internet over the last three months — from any device and in any place. The ITU definition is deliberately broad, so the indicator reflects the penetration of access rather than the intensity of use. The data come from household surveys; where there are no surveys, ITU publishes estimates.

Source: ICT Indicators (ITU), license ITU terms of use.