Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed (per 100) in Iceland
Iceland: Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed (per 100) was 37.51 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed in Iceland, 2008–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed in Iceland is 37.51, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed in Iceland peaked at 38.99 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.7, in 2008.
Iceland ranks 29th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 4.7 | — |
| 2009 | 12.65 | +169.1% |
| 2010 | 18.51 | +46.3% |
| 2011 | 24.28 | +31.2% |
| 2012 | 24.78 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 34.71 | +40.1% |
| 2014 | 35.36 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 37.22 | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 37.77 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 38.98 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 38.99 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 38.52 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 38.62 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 38.38 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 37.39 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 37.4 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 37.51 | +0.3% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 37.51 is above the median for high income countries, which is 33.8, 1.1× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 37.51 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.52, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed (per 100) in Iceland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +169.1% | 4.7 | 12.65 |
| 2010 | +46.3% | 12.65 | 18.51 |
| 2013 | +40.1% | 24.78 | 34.71 |
| 2011 | +31.2% | 18.51 | 24.28 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.68 | 4.7 | 12.65 | 2 |
| 2010s | 32.91 | 18.51 | 38.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.86 | 37.39 | 38.62 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More infrastructure data for Iceland
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 475,724 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 120.93 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 68,518 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 17.42 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1773 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -16.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 68,518 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.23 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 Iceland?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed in Iceland was 37.51 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 38.99 in 2018.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7 in 2008.
- How does Iceland rank for fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed?
- Iceland ranks 29th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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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