Share of the population using the Internet: Upper-middle-income countries
88.8% in 2025, the latest year published. Figures for 21 years from 2005 to 2025 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) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 88.8 |
| 2024 | 86.9 |
| 2023 | 85.3 |
| 2022 | 82.7 |
| 2021 | 79.4 |
| 2020 | 74.9 |
| 2019 | 67.5 |
| 2018 | 62.2 |
| 2017 | 57.7 |
| 2016 | 53.3 |
| 2015 | 47.9 |
| 2014 | 44.3 |
| 2013 | 41.4 |
| 2012 | 38.3 |
| 2011 | 34.5 |
| 2010 | 30.6 |
| 2009 | 25.8 |
| 2008 | 21.2 |
| 2007 | 16.6 |
| 2006 | 12.5 |
| 2005 | 10.2 |