Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed (per 100) in China
China: Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed (per 100) was 46.56 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed in China, 2011–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
China recorded 46.56 for fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 687.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed in China peaked at 46.56 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.05, in 2011.
China ranks 9th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed (per 100) in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1.05 | — |
| 2012 | 2.05 | +95.2% |
| 2014 | 5.91 | +188.3% |
| 2015 | 11.66 | +97.3% |
| 2016 | 21.08 | +80.8% |
| 2017 | 26.96 | +27.9% |
| 2018 | 28.27 | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 31.18 | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 33.61 | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 37.29 | +10.9% |
| 2022 | 41 | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 44.28 | +8.0% |
| 2024 | 46.56 | +5.1% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 46.56 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.85, 2.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- China's 46.56 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.44, 3.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed (per 100) in China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +188.3% | 2.05 | 5.91 |
| 2015 | +97.3% | 5.91 | 11.66 |
| 2012 | +95.2% | 1.05 | 2.05 |
| 2016 | +80.8% | 11.66 | 21.08 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.02 | 1.05 | 31.18 | 8 |
| 2020s | 40.55 | 33.61 | 46.56 | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More infrastructure data for China
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.87 billion (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 131.75 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 166.51 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.73 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 166.51 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.33 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed in China?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed in China was 46.56 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 46.56 in 2024.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 in 2011.
- How does China rank for fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed?
- China ranks 9th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 687.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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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