Internet use in Puerto Rico (US)
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.
+2.51 pp from 2021
% · World Bank World Development Indicators · Missing observations remain gaps.
Underlying data
Download CSV| Year | Value | Status & source note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Not available | missing |
| 2024 | Not available | missing |
| 2023 | Not available | missing |
| 2022 | 87.29178106 | present · Source and notes: Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics, https://data.census.gov/mdat/#/search?ds=ACSPUMS1YPR2022&cv=ACCESSINET&rv=SEX&nv=DIALUP,BROADBND,SATELLITE,HISPEED&wt=PWGTP |
| 2021 | 84.78666399 | present · Source and notes: Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics, https://data.census.gov/mdat/#/search?ds=ACSPUMS1YPR2021&cv=ACCESSINET&rv=SEX&nv=DIALUP,BROADBND,SATELLITE,HISPEED&wt=PWGTP |
| 2020 | Not available | missing |
| 2019 | 77.7364393708352 | present · Source and notes: Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics, |
| 2018 | 70.8563997424362 | present · Source and notes: Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics, Data based on the ACS 2017 1 Year PUMS crosstabulation identifying the number of individuals living in a household with access to internet. Either by paying a cell phone company or Internet service provider or without paying a cell phone company or cell phone. |
| 2017 | 68.7407731407209 | present · Source and notes: Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics, Data based on the ACS 2017 1 Year PUMS crosstabulation identifying the number of individuals living in a household with access to internet. Either by paying a cell phone company or Internet service provider or without paying a cell phone company or cell phone. |
| 2016 | 68.6438071976518 | present · Source and notes: Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics, Number of individuals who used the Internet in the last three months at home. |
| 2015 | 63.4663353848474 | present · Source and notes: Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics, Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2015 ACS 1-Year Estimates – PUMS. http://dataferrett.census.gov/. User could report more than one option. Values could overlap. Laptop category include laptop, desktop, or notebook computer. Data for this category is not avail |
| 2014 | 76.1338597201667 | present · Source and notes: Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics, American Community Survey |
| 2013 | 68.999990004 | present · Source and notes: Instituto de Estadisticas de Puerto Rico, Population age 18+. |
| 2012 | 68.9999826014151 | present · Source and notes: Instituto de Estadisticas de Puerto Rico, Source: Connect Puerto Rico. 2012 Connect Puerto Rico Residential Technology Assessment. www.connectpr.org |
| 2011 | 48 | present · Source and notes: Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics, Source: Estudios Técnicos, Inc., Estudio de comportamiento sobre el uso de medios digitales y móviles, 2011. Reference population: All inhabitants 12 years and older. |
| 2010 | 45.3 | present · Source and notes: Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics, Source: Estudios Técnicos, Inc., Internet Pulse, 2010. Reference population: All inhabitants 12 years and older. |
| 2009 | 41.5 | present · Source and notes: ITU estimate., Population age 12+. |
| 2008 | 38 | present · Source and notes: Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics, Source: Estudios Técnicos, Inc., Internet Pulse, 2008. Reference population: All inhabitants 12 years and older. |
| 2007 | 27.86 | present · Source and notes: Instituto de Estadísticas de Puerto Rico, |
| 2006 | 25.4424182102582 | present · Source and notes: Puerto Rico Telephone Company (PRTC)., |
| 2005 | 23.4000504486583 | present · Source and notes: ITU estimate., |
| 2004 | 22.1307382347014 | present · Source and notes: Puerto Rico Telephone Company (PRTC)., |
| 2003 | 19.7070256578252 | present · Source and notes: Puerto Rico Telephone Company (PRTC)., |
| 2002 | 17.5476475654777 | present · Source and notes: Puerto Rico Telephone Company (PRTC)., |
| 2001 | 15.6300309162012 | present · Source and notes: Puerto Rico Telephone Company (PRTC)., |
| 2000 | 10.4746482089399 | present · Source and notes: Puerto Rico Telephone Company (PRTC)., |
Definition & method
Methodology: The Internet is a world-wide public computer network. It provides access to a number of communication services including the World Wide Web and carries email, news, entertainment and data files, irrespective of the device used (not assumed to be only via a computer - it may also be by mobile phone, PDA, games machine, digital TV etc.). Access can be via a fixed or mobile network. For additional/latest information on sources and country notes, please also refer to: https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics/Pages/stat/default.aspx Statistical concept(s): The number of in-scope individuals using the Internet is calculated by aggregating the weighted responses. The proportion of individuals using the Internet is expressed as a percentage and is calculated by dividing the total number of in-scope individuals using the Internet by the total number of in-scope individuals, and then multiplying the result by 100.
What to keep in mind
- Internet use in the previous three months differs from subscriptions, broadband availability and household access. National surveys and reporting periods vary.
- Annual 2000–2025 selection. Source estimates and historical values may be revised; unavailable values remain missing.