Fixed broadband subscriptions in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Fixed broadband subscriptions was 36.36 per 100 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed broadband subscriptions in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 2000–2025
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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) is 36.36 per 100 people, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 147.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 36.36 per 100 people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 per 100 people, in 2000.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 5th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fixed broadband subscriptions in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0018 per 100 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.0221 per 100 people | +1126.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1985 per 100 people | +797.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6413 per 100 people | +223.1% |
| 2004 | 1.42 per 100 people | +121.2% |
| 2005 | 2.08 per 100 people | +46.6% |
| 2006 | 2.84 per 100 people | +36.6% |
| 2007 | 3.76 per 100 people | +32.3% |
| 2008 | 4.71 per 100 people | +25.2% |
| 2009 | 5.94 per 100 people | +26.2% |
| 2010 | 7.41 per 100 people | +24.8% |
| 2011 | 8.7 per 100 people | +17.4% |
| 2012 | 9.94 per 100 people | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 10.65 per 100 people | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 11.24 per 100 people | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 14.7 per 100 people | +30.8% |
| 2016 | 17 per 100 people | +15.6% |
| 2017 | 20.5 per 100 people | +20.6% |
| 2018 | 21.3 per 100 people | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 23.5 per 100 people | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 25.36 per 100 people | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 28.12 per 100 people | +10.9% |
| 2022 | 30.76 per 100 people | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 32.88 per 100 people | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 34.57 per 100 people | +5.1% |
| 2025 | 36.36 per 100 people | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.16 per 100 people | 0.0018 per 100 people | 5.94 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.49 per 100 people | 7.41 per 100 people | 23.5 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.34 per 100 people | 25.36 per 100 people | 36.36 per 100 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 2 Cayman Islands 56.36 per 100 people compare
- 3 Monaco 55.68 per 100 people compare
- 4 Andorra 52.36 per 100 people compare
- 5 Bermuda 51.3 per 100 people compare
- 6 Liechtenstein 50.01 per 100 people compare
- 7 France 48.93 per 100 people compare
- 8 Republic of Korea 47.8 per 100 people compare
More infrastructure data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.79 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 131 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 185.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0874 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 185.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.32 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed broadband subscriptions in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 36.36 per 100 people in 2025, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 36.36 per 100 people in 2025.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 per 100 people in 2000.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for fixed broadband subscriptions?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 5th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 147.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.