Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed (per 100) in Belgium
Belgium: Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed (per 100) was 43.47 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed in Belgium, 2007–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed in Belgium is 43.47, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed in Belgium peaked at 43.47 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.98, in 2007.
Belgium ranks 15th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed (per 100) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 6.98 | — |
| 2008 | 10.37 | +48.6% |
| 2009 | 11.55 | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 17.7 | +53.2% |
| 2011 | 22.71 | +28.3% |
| 2012 | 26.14 | +15.1% |
| 2013 | 28.74 | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 31.22 | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 32.99 | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 34.58 | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 36.7 | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 38.12 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 39.24 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 40.5 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 42.71 | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 43.33 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 43.47 | +0.3% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 43.47 is above the median for high income countries, which is 33.8, 1.3× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 43.47 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.52, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed (per 100) in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +53.2% | 11.55 | 17.7 |
| 2008 | +48.6% | 6.98 | 10.37 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.63 | 6.98 | 11.55 | 3 |
| 2010s | 30.81 | 17.7 | 39.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.5 | 40.5 | 43.47 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More infrastructure data for Belgium
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 12.20 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 103.91 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.49 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 21.18 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2097 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -10.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.49 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.03 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed in Belgium?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed in Belgium was 43.47 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 43.47 in 2023.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.98 in 2007.
- How does Belgium rank for fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed?
- Belgium ranks 15th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed (per 100 inhabitants). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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