Fixed broadband subscriptions in Barbados
Barbados: Fixed broadband subscriptions was 37.48 per 100 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Fixed broadband subscriptions in Barbados, 2003–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed broadband subscriptions in Barbados is 37.48 per 100 people, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 55.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions in Barbados peaked at 45.44 per 100 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.28 per 100 people, in 2003.
That places Barbados 35th out of 206 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Fixed broadband subscriptions in Barbados, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 10.28 per 100 people | — |
| 2004 | 11.09 per 100 people | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 11.89 per 100 people | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 14.37 per 100 people | +20.9% |
| 2007 | 17.37 per 100 people | +20.9% |
| 2008 | 18.05 per 100 people | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 20.9 per 100 people | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 20.41 per 100 people | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 22.68 per 100 people | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 24.15 per 100 people | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 24.42 per 100 people | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 27.93 per 100 people | +14.4% |
| 2015 | 28.05 per 100 people | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 31.08 per 100 people | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 31.89 per 100 people | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 31.83 per 100 people | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 37.98 per 100 people | +19.3% |
| 2020 | 45.44 per 100 people | +19.6% |
| 2021 | 36.35 per 100 people | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 37.48 per 100 people | +3.1% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 37.48 per 100 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 35.67 per 100 people, 1.1× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 37.48 per 100 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.49 per 100 people, 2.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.85 per 100 people | 10.28 per 100 people | 20.9 per 100 people | 7 |
| 2010s | 28.04 per 100 people | 20.41 per 100 people | 37.98 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.76 per 100 people | 36.35 per 100 people | 45.44 per 100 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More infrastructure data for Barbados
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 323,482 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 114.58 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 121,314 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 42.97 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4297 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.2761 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 121,314 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.15 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed broadband subscriptions in Barbados?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions in Barbados was 37.48 per 100 people in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 45.44 per 100 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.28 per 100 people in 2003.
- How does Barbados rank for fixed broadband subscriptions?
- Barbados ranks 35th out of 206 countries with data for 2022.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fixed broadband subscriptions refers to fixed subscriptions to high-speed access to the public Internet (a TCP/IP connection), at downstream speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s. This includes cable modem, DSL, fiber-to-the-home/building, other fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions, satellite broadband and terrestrial fixed wireless broadband. This total is measured irrespective of the method of payment. It excludes subscriptions that have access to data communications (including the Internet) via mobile-cellular networks. It should include fixed WiMAX and any other fixed wireless technologies. It includes both residential subscriptions and subscriptions for organizations.