Internet use 54.6%
% of population· 2024
Published observation
Over time Full published history Sri Lanka 2024 · 54.6%
0 13.65 27.3 40.94 54.59 1960 1993 2025 1990: 0% — Source: Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka. 1994: 0% — Source: Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka. 1995: 0% — Source: Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka. 1996: 0.1% — Source: Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka. 1997: 0.2% — Source: Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka. 1998: 0.3% — Source: Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka. 1999: 0.3% — Source: Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka. 2000: 0.6% — Source and notes: Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka., 2001: 0.8% — Source and notes: Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka., 2002: 1.1% — Source and notes: Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka., 2003: 1.5% — Source and notes: Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka., 2004: 1.4% — Source and notes: Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka., 2005: 1.8% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2006: 2.5% — Source and notes: Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka., 2007: 3.9% — Source and notes: Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka, 2008: 4.8% — Source: Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka 2009: 5.9% — Source: Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka 2010: 6.9% — Source: Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka 2011: 8% — Source: ITU estimate. 2012: 9% — Source: ITU estimate. 2013: 10% — Source: ITU estimate. 2014: 10.5% — Source and notes: Department of Census and Statistics, 2015: 15.3% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 5 – 69 years used in last year, DC&S. 2016: 22.2% — Source and notes: Department of Census and Statistics, 2017: 25.1% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2018: 28.3% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2019: 32% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2020: 36.2% — Source and notes: Department of Census and Statistics, 2021: 44.5% — Source and notes: Department of Census and Statistics, 2022: 48.3% — Source and notes: Department of Census and Statistics, 2023: 51.2% — Source and notes: Department of Census and Statistics, 2024: 54.6% Internet users are individuals who have used the Internet (from any location) in the last 3 months. The Internet can be used via a computer, mobile phone, personal digital assistant, games machine, digital TV etc.
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