Fixed broadband subscriptions, annual growth rate in South Asia
South Asia: Fixed broadband subscriptions, annual growth rate was 10.77 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed broadband subscriptions, annual growth rate in South Asia, 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed broadband subscriptions, annual growth rate in South Asia is 10.77 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.8% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions, annual growth rate in South Asia peaked at 441.05 % change on previous year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.38 % change on previous year, in 2017.
That places South Asia 9th out of 44 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fixed broadband subscriptions, annual growth rate in South Asia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 65.3 % change on previous year | — |
| 2003 | 73.43 % change on previous year | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 77.68 % change on previous year | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 441.05 % change on previous year | +467.7% |
| 2006 | 69.94 % change on previous year | -84.1% |
| 2007 | 40.16 % change on previous year | -42.6% |
| 2008 | 70.4 % change on previous year | +75.3% |
| 2009 | 53.83 % change on previous year | -23.5% |
| 2010 | 44.43 % change on previous year | -17.5% |
| 2011 | 23.68 % change on previous year | -46.7% |
| 2012 | 14.54 % change on previous year | -38.6% |
| 2013 | 6.43 % change on previous year | -55.8% |
| 2014 | 15.15 % change on previous year | +135.7% |
| 2015 | 13.28 % change on previous year | -12.4% |
| 2016 | 17.48 % change on previous year | +31.6% |
| 2017 | 1.38 % change on previous year | -92.1% |
| 2018 | 5.12 % change on previous year | +269.9% |
| 2019 | 4.22 % change on previous year | -17.6% |
| 2020 | 12.15 % change on previous year | +187.8% |
| 2021 | 16.67 % change on previous year | +37.2% |
| 2022 | 21.43 % change on previous year | +28.6% |
| 2023 | 13.73 % change on previous year | -35.9% |
| 2024 | 12.07 % change on previous year | -12.1% |
| 2025 | 10.77 % change on previous year | -10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 111.48 % change on previous year | 40.16 % change on previous year | 441.05 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2010s | 14.57 % change on previous year | 1.38 % change on previous year | 44.43 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.47 % change on previous year | 10.77 % change on previous year | 21.43 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 6 Burkina Faso 89.5 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Comoros 80.27 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Tajikistan 71.57 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Benin 66.37 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Mauritania 65.01 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Central African Republic 64.33 % change on previous year compare
- 12 South Africa 59 % change on previous year compare
More infrastructure data for South Asia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.38 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 81.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 52.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.1 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0307 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 23.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 52.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8178 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed broadband subscriptions, annual growth rate in South Asia?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions, annual growth rate in South Asia was 10.77 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed broadband subscriptions, annual growth rate recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 441.05 % change on previous year in 2005.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions, annual growth rate recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.38 % change on previous year in 2017.
- How does South Asia rank for fixed broadband subscriptions, annual growth rate?
- South Asia ranks 9th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions, annual growth rate rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fixed broadband subscriptions, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.