Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed (per 100) in Canada
Canada: Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed (per 100) was 41.52 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed in Canada, 2009–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed in Canada stood at 41.52. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 79.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed in Canada peaked at 41.52 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.79, in 2009.
Canada ranks 21st of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed (per 100) in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5.79 | — |
| 2010 | 7.7 | +33.0% |
| 2011 | 9.03 | +17.3% |
| 2012 | 12.67 | +40.3% |
| 2013 | 19.27 | +52.1% |
| 2014 | 23.17 | +20.2% |
| 2015 | 26.02 | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 27.94 | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 31.08 | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 33.29 | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 35.8 | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 37.28 | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 38.79 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 40.28 | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 41.28 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 41.52 | +0.6% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 41.52 is above the median for high income countries, which is 33.8, 1.2× the median. (64 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed (per 100) in Canada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +52.1% | 12.67 | 19.27 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.79 | 5.79 | 5.79 | 1 |
| 2010s | 22.6 | 7.7 | 35.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.83 | 37.28 | 41.52 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 18 Denmark 42.55 compare
- 19 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 41.73 compare
- 19 United Kingdom 41.73 compare
- 22 Luxembourg 40.32 compare
- 23 Sweden 40.29 compare
- 24 United Arab Emirates 39.87 compare
More infrastructure data for Canada
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 37.40 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 94.11 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.97 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 27.6 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2658 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 10.97 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9064 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 Canada?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed in Canada was 41.52 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 41.52 in 2024.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.79 in 2009.
- How does Canada rank for fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed?
- Canada ranks 21st out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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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