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Adoption of communication technologies per 100 people in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Adoption of communication technologies per 100 people was 10.06 per 100 people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
10.06 per 100 people
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
109th
of 212 countries
All-time high
12.75 per 100 people
in 2016
All-time low
1.89 per 100 people
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Adoption of communication technologies per 100 people in Dominican Republic, 1980–2024

2.557.51012.51980200220241980: 1.9 per 100 people1981: 1.9 per 100 people1982: 2 per 100 people1983: 2 per 100 people1984: 2.1 per 100 people1985: 2.2 per 100 people1986: 2.3 per 100 people1987: 2.9 per 100 people1988: 3.3 per 100 people1989: 4.1 per 100 people1990: 4.8 per 100 people1991: 5.6 per 100 people1992: 6.4 per 100 people1993: 7 per 100 people1994: 7.2 per 100 people1995: 7.4 per 100 people1996: 7.7 per 100 people1997: 8.6 per 100 people1998: 9.3 per 100 people1999: 9.8 per 100 people2000: 10.4 per 100 people2001: 11 per 100 people2002: 10.3 per 100 people2003: 10.1 per 100 people2004: 9.9 per 100 people2005: 9.7 per 100 people2006: 9.6 per 100 people2007: 9.6 per 100 people2008: 10.3 per 100 people2009: 10 per 100 people2010: 10.3 per 100 people2011: 11.1 per 100 people2012: 11.2 per 100 people2013: 11.5 per 100 people2014: 11.9 per 100 people2015: 12.5 per 100 people2016: 12.7 per 100 people2017: 12.5 per 100 people2018: 11.9 per 100 people2019: 11.1 per 100 people2020: 10.5 per 100 people2021: 10.4 per 100 people2022: 10.2 per 100 people2023: 10.1 per 100 people2024: 10.1 per 100 people

Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 100 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adoption of communication technologies per 100 people in Dominican Republic is 10.06 per 100 people, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adoption of communication technologies per 100 people in Dominican Republic peaked at 12.75 per 100 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.89 per 100 people, in 1980.

Dominican Republic ranks 109th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Adoption of communication technologies per 100 people in Dominican Republic, year by year

Year per 100 people Change
1980 1.89 per 100 people —
1981 1.94 per 100 people +2.7%
1982 1.97 per 100 people +1.7%
1983 2.04 per 100 people +3.6%
1984 2.13 per 100 people +4.7%
1985 2.24 per 100 people +4.9%
1986 2.26 per 100 people +1.0%
1987 2.89 per 100 people +27.8%
1988 3.32 per 100 people +14.9%
1989 4.07 per 100 people +22.5%
1990 4.77 per 100 people +17.2%
1991 5.62 per 100 people +17.8%
1992 6.44 per 100 people +14.6%
1993 6.98 per 100 people +8.4%
1994 7.17 per 100 people +2.7%
1995 7.39 per 100 people +3.1%
1996 7.7 per 100 people +4.2%
1997 8.62 per 100 people +11.9%
1998 9.29 per 100 people +7.8%
1999 9.79 per 100 people +5.4%
2000 10.42 per 100 people +6.4%
2001 10.95 per 100 people +5.2%
2002 10.27 per 100 people -6.3%
2003 10.12 per 100 people -1.4%
2004 9.91 per 100 people -2.1%
2005 9.72 per 100 people -2.0%
2006 9.6 per 100 people -1.2%
2007 9.59 per 100 people -0.2%
2008 10.3 per 100 people +7.4%
2009 9.96 per 100 people -3.3%
2010 10.31 per 100 people +3.6%
2011 11.06 per 100 people +7.2%
2012 11.21 per 100 people +1.4%
2013 11.49 per 100 people +2.5%
2014 11.89 per 100 people +3.5%
2015 12.51 per 100 people +5.2%
2016 12.75 per 100 people +1.9%
2017 12.47 per 100 people -2.2%
2018 11.85 per 100 people -4.9%
2019 11.12 per 100 people -6.2%
2020 10.5 per 100 people -5.6%
2021 10.38 per 100 people -1.1%
2022 10.19 per 100 people -1.9%
2023 10.1 per 100 people -0.9%
2024 10.06 per 100 people -0.4%

Dominican Republic compared with similar countries

  • Dominican Republic's 10.06 per 100 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.7 per 100 people, 94% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Dominican Republic's 10.06 per 100 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.27 per 100 people, 70% of the median. (40 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 2.47 per 100 people 1.89 per 100 people 4.07 per 100 people 10
1990s 7.38 per 100 people 4.77 per 100 people 9.79 per 100 people 10
2000s 10.08 per 100 people 9.59 per 100 people 10.95 per 100 people 10
2010s 11.66 per 100 people 10.31 per 100 people 12.75 per 100 people 10
2020s 10.24 per 100 people 10.06 per 100 people 10.5 per 100 people 5

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 106 Brazil 10.63 per 100 people compare
  2. 107 Turkey 10.32 per 100 people compare
  3. 108 Turkmenistan 10.17 per 100 people compare
  4. 110 Armenia 10 per 100 people compare
  5. 111 Romania 9.06 per 100 people compare
  6. 112 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9.02 per 100 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adoption of communication technologies per 100 people in Dominican Republic?
Adoption of communication technologies per 100 people in Dominican Republic was 10.06 per 100 people in 2024, according to International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest adoption of communication technologies per 100 people recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 12.75 per 100 people in 2016.
What is the lowest adoption of communication technologies per 100 people recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 1.89 per 100 people in 1980.
How does Dominican Republic rank for adoption of communication technologies per 100 people?
Dominican Republic ranks 109th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
Is adoption of communication technologies per 100 people rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
The figures come from International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Adoption of communication technologies per 100 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adoption of communication technologies per 100 people
Unit
per 100 people
Source
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 11,787 data points, 1960–2024
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