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Internet users in Bulgaria

1990 – 2024 · 33 data points 26 of 41 · Countries Updated Oct 22, 2026

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

Internet users, 1990 – 2024 percent · Bulgaria · World
+26.9 pp since 2014
Bulgaria World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

Compared with Internet users · percent
Bulgaria
82.4%
World
73.6% · 2025

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Bulgaria · 1990 – 2024
Latest value 82.4% · 2024
First value 0.0% · 1990
Highest 82.4% · 2024
Lowest 0.0% · 1990
Data points 33

By year

All years · 1990 – 2024

YearBulgariaChange World
2024 82.4% +2.0 pp 71.2%
2023 80.4% +1.3 pp 69.2%
2022 79.1% +3.9 pp 67.0%
2021 75.3% +5.1 pp 63.8%
2020 70.2% +2.2 pp 60.1%
2019 67.9% +3.2 pp 53.9%
2018 64.8% +1.4 pp 49.4%
2017 63.4% +3.6 pp 46.3%
2016 59.8% +3.2 pp 43.6%
2015 56.7% +1.2 pp 39.9%
2014 55.5% +2.4 pp 37.4%
2013 53.1% +1.2 pp 35.3%
2012 51.9% +3.9 pp 33.3%
2011 48.0% +1.7 pp 30.9%
2010 46.2% +1.2 pp 28.4%
2009 45.0% +5.3 pp 25.3%
2008 39.7% +6.0 pp 22.8%
2007 33.6% +6.6 pp 20.2%
2006 27.1% +7.1 pp 17.2%
2005 20.0% +1.8 pp 15.6%
2004 18.1% +6.1 pp —
2003 12.0% +3.0 pp —
2002 9.1% +1.5 pp —
2001 7.6% +2.2 pp —
2000 5.4% +2.5 pp —
1999 2.9% +1.1 pp —
1998 1.8% +0.6 pp —
1997 1.2% +0.5 pp —
1996 0.7% +0.6 pp —
1995 0.1% +0.1 pp —
1994 0.0% +0.0 pp —
1993 0.0% +0.0 pp —
1990 0.0% —

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2014 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryInternet users
33 Algeria 29.5%
18 Argentina 64.7%
38 Bangladesh 9.1%
23 Brazil 54.6%
22 Bulgaria 55.5%
5 Canada 87.1%
20 Chile 61.1%
27 China 47.9%
25 Colombia 52.6%
39 Congo - Brazzaville 7.1%
42 Congo - Kinshasa 3.0%
11 Czechia 74.2%
28 Ecuador 45.6%
32 Egypt 33.9%
6 Finland 86.5%
8 France 83.8%
30 Gabon 38.1%
7 Germany 86.2%
19 Greece 63.2%
34 Honduras 23.0%
9 Hong Kong SAR China 79.9%
37 India 13.5%
36 Indonesia 17.1%
21 Italy 55.6%
12 Lebanon 73.0%
41 Liberia 5.4%
14 Lithuania 72.1%
29 Mexico 44.4%
2 Netherlands 91.7%
1 Norway 96.3%
31 Philippines 34.7%
16 Poland 66.6%
24 Romania 54.1%
15 Russia 70.5%
17 Saudi Arabia 64.7%
40 Sierra Leone 6.1%
4 South Korea 87.6%
10 Spain 76.2%
26 Türkiye 51.0%
3 United Kingdom 91.6%
13 United States 73.0%
35 Yemen 22.5%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2014

What it means

The share of people who used the internet in the last three months.

How it is calculated

Internet users of any age and device divided by the population, from surveys and estimates.