Fixed broadband subscriptions, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Fixed broadband subscriptions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
206
Highest
198.02 % change on previous year
Congo
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Chad
Median
4.14 % change on previous year
Years covered
27
1999–2025
Data points
4,925
What the numbers show
Fixed broadband subscriptions, annual growth rate is currently reported for 206 countries. The highest value is 198.02 % change on previous year in Congo; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.14 % change on previous year, and the mean is 11.29 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 63 countries rose and 137 fell. The largest increase was in Senegal (up 3,563.3%), and the largest decrease in Chad (down 973.5%).
Fixed broadband subscriptions, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Congo | 198.02 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 388.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 141.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 183.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Uganda | 133.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 305.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Bhutan | 122.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 459.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Senegal | 109.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3,563.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Burkina Faso | 89.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 253.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Comoros | 80.27 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,377.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Tajikistan | 71.57 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 866.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Benin | 66.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 858.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Mauritania | 65.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 946.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Central African Republic | 64.33 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 354.2% | volatile |
| 12 | South Africa | 59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 946.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Nigeria | 56.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,128.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 50.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 353.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Rwanda | 36.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 648.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Turkmenistan | 30.28 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Kenya | 29.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 18 | French Polynesia | 27.7 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 136.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Saint Lucia | 27.32 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 80.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Guinea-Bissau | 27.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 791.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Cayman Islands | 26.09 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 864.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Tonga | 26.04 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 69.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Zimbabwe | 25.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Antigua and Barbuda | 23.96 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 79.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Mali | 23.06 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 147.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Kyrgyzstan | 22.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Botswana | 22.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 58.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 22.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 196.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Sao Tome and Principe | 22.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 77.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Ghana | 21.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 997.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Puerto Rico | 20.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,331.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Gabon | 20.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Côte d'Ivoire | 20.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 83.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Yemen | 19.79 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 63.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Zambia | 19.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 63.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Madagascar | 18.7 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Togo | 17.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 78.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Uzbekistan | 17.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 89.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Paraguay | 16.95 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 15.81 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 41 | India | 15.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 186.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Cape Verde | 15.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 253.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Cambodia | 15.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Grenada | 14.19 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 45 | United Arab Emirates | 14.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 194.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Ethiopia | 13.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 85.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Haiti | 13.85 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Liberia | 13.53 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Peru | 13.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Eritrea | 12.78 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Algeria | 12.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Panama | 12.13 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 185.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Guyana | 11.88 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Samoa | 11.64 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Somalia | 11.53 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Malawi | 11.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 563.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Armenia | 10.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Philippines | 10.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Mongolia | 9.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 76.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Albania | 9.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 9.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Pakistan | 9.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 58.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Egypt | 9.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Belize | 9.12 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 221.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 8.72 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 82.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 8.52 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 168.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Ecuador | 8.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 66.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Kazakhstan | 8.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Suriname | 7.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Brazil | 7.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Nicaragua | 7.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 150.7% | volatile |
| 72 | El Salvador | 7.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 36.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Slovenia | 7.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 24.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Republic of Moldova | 7.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 75 | British Virgin Islands | 7.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 111.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Tunisia | 7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Niger | 6.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Honduras | 6.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 94.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Greenland | 6.72 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 256.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Guatemala | 6.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 70.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Morocco | 6.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 62.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Bahamas | 6.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Luxembourg | 6.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Serbia | 6.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 314.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Maldives | 5.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 333.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.7 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Djibouti | 5.67 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Gambia | 5.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Mexico | 5.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 152.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Brunei Darussalam | 5.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Spain | 5.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Bulgaria | 5.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 93 | China (People’s Republic of) | 5.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Malaysia | 5.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 26.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Viet Nam | 5.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 68.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Timor-Leste | 5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 89.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Palau | 4.67 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 95.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Seychelles | 4.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 199.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Russia | 4.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Türkiye | 4.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,604.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Iraq | 4.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Azerbaijan | 4.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 59.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Japan | 4.33 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 99.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Gibraltar | 3.94 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 36.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Costa Rica | 3.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Qatar | 3.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Papua New Guinea | 3.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 77.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Georgia | 3.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Mauritius | 3.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Chile | 3.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 55.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Bangladesh | 3.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Oman | 3.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 74.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Finland | 3.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 58.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Croatia | 3.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Cuba | 3.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Argentina | 3.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 23.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Saudi Arabia | 3.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 89.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Myanmar | 3.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Barbados | 3.18 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Indonesia | 3.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Poland | 2.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Afghanistan | 2.75 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Romania | 2.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 54.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Belarus | 2.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 173.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Korea | 2.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 127 | United States | 2.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 39.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Thailand | 2.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 46.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Andorra | 2.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Portugal | 2.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 78.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Austria | 2.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 56.5% | volatile |
| 132 | United Kingdom | 2.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Ireland | 2.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 58.5% | volatile |
| 134 | Colombia | 2.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 79.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Singapore | 2.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 264.8% | volatile |
| 136 | North Macedonia | 1.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 57.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Hungary | 1.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 402.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Uruguay | 1.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 86.2% | volatile |
| 139 | Liechtenstein | 1.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 51.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Czechia | 1.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Cyprus | 1.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 71.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Iceland | 1.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Malta | 1.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 70.5% | volatile |
| 144 | Slovak Republic | 1.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Montenegro | 1.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 80.1% | volatile |
| 146 | San Marino | 1.67 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Ukraine | 1.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 228.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Macau, China | 1.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 149 | Dominican Republic | 1.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 89.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Belgium | 1.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 69.9% | volatile |
| 151 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 92.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Bahrain | 1.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 153 | New Zealand | 1.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 81.6% | volatile |
| 154 | Faroe Islands | 1.29 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 155 | Guam | 1.27 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Jamaica | 1.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 157 | New Caledonia | 1.13 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 158 | Canada | 1.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 159 | Switzerland | 0.9734 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 65.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.8271 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 95.1% | volatile |
| 161 | Jordan | 0.714 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 162 | France | 0.6927 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 83.2% | volatile |
| 163 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.6184 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Hong Kong, China | 0.5963 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 165 | Australia | 0.581 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 93.7% | volatile |
| 166 | Israel | 0.5439 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 91.5% | volatile |
| 167 | Germany | 0.5038 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 84.5% | volatile |
| 168 | Tuvalu | 0.4444 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Norway | 0.4315 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 87.6% | volatile |
| 170 | Sweden | 0.2338 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Bermuda | 0.1652 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 172 | Angola | 0.1049 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Netherlands | 0.0864 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 90.1% | volatile |
| 174 | Marshall Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 174 | South Sudan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Lesotho | -0.0113 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Greece | -0.0659 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Estonia | -0.2077 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 107.5% | volatile |
| 179 | Lithuania | -0.2465 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 94.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Italy | -0.4524 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 117.2% | volatile |
| 181 | Aruba | -0.8053 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 136.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Denmark | -0.9724 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 131.9% | volatile |
| 183 | Dominica | -1.02 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 143.7% | volatile |
| 184 | United States Virgin Islands | -1.1 % change on previous year | 2015 | down 101.1% | volatile |
| 185 | Fiji | -1.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 108.1% | volatile |
| 186 | Monaco | -1.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 122.4% | volatile |
| 187 | Latvia | -1.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 181.5% | volatile |
| 188 | Libya | -1.69 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 56.3% | volatile |
| 189 | Mozambique | -1.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 106.7% | volatile |
| 190 | Sudan | -1.9 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 104.5% | volatile |
| 191 | Cameroon | -2.17 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 107.4% | volatile |
| 192 | Sri Lanka | -2.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 108.4% | volatile |
| 193 | Lebanon | -3.06 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 116.6% | volatile |
| 194 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -4.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 629.6% | volatile |
| 195 | Vanuatu | -4.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Curaçao | -4.21 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 205.6% | volatile |
| 197 | Palestine, State of | -4.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 140.7% | volatile |
| 198 | Nepal | -5.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 70.1% | volatile |
| 199 | Eswatini | -8.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 139.2% | volatile |
| 200 | Kiribati | -11.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 60.4% | volatile |
| 201 | Guinea | -11.8 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 170.8% | volatile |
| 202 | Solomon Islands | -16.4 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 203 | Namibia | -17.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 215.3% | volatile |
| 204 | Kuwait | -21.61 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 205 | Burundi | -30.46 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 125.7% | volatile |
| 206 | Chad | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 973.5% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 40 % change on previous year
- Africa Eastern and Southern 37.5 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa 36.36 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 36.36 % change on previous year
- Africa Western and Central 33.33 % change on previous year
- Low income 33.33 % change on previous year
- IDA blend 20 % change on previous year
- Lower middle income 11.11 % change on previous year
- South Asia 10.77 % change on previous year
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 10.77 % change on previous year
- IDA total 10.2 % change on previous year
- Late-demographic dividend 9 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Fixed broadband subscriptions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Fixed broadband subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Fixed broadband subscriptions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.