Bermuda's individuals using the Internet (% of population) was 98.37% in 2017, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 24.02 percentage points from 74.35% in 2007.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 98.37% | 2017 |
| Five years earlier | 91.3% | 2012 |
| Ten years earlier | 74.35% | 2007 |
| Highest | 98.37% | 2017 |
| Lowest | 0% | 1990 |
| Average since 2008 | 91.62% | 2008–2017 |
| First recorded | 0% | 1990 |
What the numbers say
In 2017, Bermuda's individuals using the Internet (% of population) rose 0.37 percentage points on 2016 (from 98% to 98.37%).
Across the 21 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2016), the average change was +4.34 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.65 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 9.36 percentage points in 1996 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.32 percentage points in 2016. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2008 to 2017 the straight-line trend is upward, about 2.11 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 93% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2017, Bermuda had the 1st highest value of the 11 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Bermuda | 98.37% | 2017 |
| World | 73.6% | 2025 |
| North America | 95.6% | 2025 |
| High income | 94.2% | 2025 |
Closest to Bermuda in the 2017 ranking
- Faroe Islands — 2nd of 11: 97.58%
- Aruba — 3rd of 11: 97.17%
- New Caledonia — 4th of 11: 82.01%
What this measures
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.
Limitations: Operators have traditionally been the main source of telecommunications data, so information on subscriptions has been widely available for most countries. This gives a general idea of access, but a more precise measure is the penetration rate - the share of households with access to telecommunications. During the past few years more information on information and communication technology use has become available from household and business surveys. Also important are data on actual use of telecommunications services. Ideally, statistics on telecommunications (and other information and communications technologies) should be compiled for all three measures: subscriptions, access, and use.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 24 values
| Year | Individuals using the Internet (% of population) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 98.37 |
| 2016 | 98 |
| 2015 | 98.32 |
| 2014 | 96.8 |
| 2013 | 95.3 |
| 2012 | 91.3 |
| 2011 | 88.34 |
| 2010 | 84.21 |
| 2009 | 83.25 |
| 2008 | 82.3 |
| 2007 |
Individuals using the Internet (% of population) in nearby economies
- Canada — 94.35% (2024)
- United States — 94.69% (2024)
More infrastructure data for Bermuda
- Fixed telephone subscriptions — 28,177 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 43.59 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions — 62,488 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 96.68 (2024)
- Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) — 91.16% (2024)
- ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) — US$33.59 million (2025)
- ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP) — 1.71% (2025)
- Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum value in 2004 = 100) — 1.79 (2021)
- Fixed broadband subscriptions — 33,160 (2024)
- Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Bermuda's individuals using the Internet (% of population)?
- 98.37% in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1990?
- It is up 98.37 percentage points from 0% in 1990. The highest value was 98.37% in 2017 and the lowest 0% in 1990.
- How does Bermuda rank?
- 1st highest of 11 economies with data for 2017.
- Is the latest change in individuals using the Internet (% of population) unusual for Bermuda?
- In 2017, Bermuda's individuals using the Internet (% of population) rose 0.37 percentage points on 2016 (from 98% to 98.37%). Across the 21 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2016), the average change was +4.34 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.65 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IT.NET.USER.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), uri: https://datahub.itu.int/ Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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