Share of the population using the Internet: Sri Lanka
54.59% in 2024, the latest year published. Figures for 32 years from 1990 to 2024 are below.
Share of the population who used the Internet in the last three months.
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (% of population) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 54.59 |
| 2023 | 51.2 |
| 2022 | 48.3 |
| 2021 | 44.453087 |
| 2020 | 36.184734 |
| 2019 | 32.0209 |
| 2018 | 28.3362 |
| 2017 | 25.0755 |
| 2016 | 22.19 |
| 2015 | 15.2625 |
| 2014 | 10.500003 |
| 2013 | 10.0444 |
| 2012 | 9.0004 |
| 2011 | 7.9564 |
| 2010 | 6.9124 |
| 2009 | 5.8685 |
| 2008 | 4.8245 |
| 2007 | 3.88 |
| 2006 | 2.5375662 |
| 2005 | 1.792 |
| 2004 | 1.44616 |
| 2003 | 1.4585803 |
| 2002 | 1.0504227 |
| 2001 | 0.7938219 |
| 2000 | 0.64741004 |
| 1999 | 0.348 |
| 1998 | 0.296 |
| 1997 | 0.162 |
| 1996 | 0.0545 |
| 1995 | 0.00548 |
| 1994 | 0.00277 |
| 1990 | 0 |