Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed in United States
United States: Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed was 38.07 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed in United States, 2008–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
United States recorded 38.07 for fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 73.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed in United States peaked at 38.07 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.83, in 2008.
United States ranks 28th 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 in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3.83 | — |
| 2009 | 5.45 | +42.3% |
| 2010 | 9.5 | +74.3% |
| 2011 | 16.03 | +68.7% |
| 2013 | 20.02 | +24.9% |
| 2014 | 21.94 | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 24.48 | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 25.87 | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 28.01 | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 29.62 | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 31.16 | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 33.53 | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 35.21 | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 36.11 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 37.03 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 38.07 | +2.8% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 38.07 is above the median for high income countries, which is 33.8, 1.1× the median. (64 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed in United States 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 | +74.3% | 5.45 | 9.5 |
| 2011 | +68.7% | 9.5 | 16.03 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.64 | 3.83 | 5.45 | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.96 | 9.5 | 31.16 | 9 |
| 2020s | 35.99 | 33.53 | 38.07 | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
More infrastructure data for United States
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 390.99 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 113.19 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 81.55 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23.61 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2398 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 81.55 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.15 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 United States?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed in United States was 38.07 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 38.07 in 2024.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.83 in 2008.
- How does United States rank for fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed?
- United States ranks 28th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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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