Fixed broadband subscriptions in IBRD only
IBRD only: Fixed broadband subscriptions was 22.32 per 100 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed broadband subscriptions in IBRD only, 2001–2025
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
In 2025, fixed broadband subscriptions in IBRD only stood at 22.32 per 100 people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 123.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions in IBRD only peaked at 22.32 per 100 people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0313 per 100 people, in 2001.
That places IBRD only 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fixed broadband subscriptions in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0313 per 100 people | — |
| 2002 | 0.1368 per 100 people | +337.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3798 per 100 people | +177.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8697 per 100 people | +129.0% |
| 2005 | 1.33 per 100 people | +52.4% |
| 2006 | 1.91 per 100 people | +44.2% |
| 2007 | 2.68 per 100 people | +40.2% |
| 2008 | 3.52 per 100 people | +31.4% |
| 2009 | 4.43 per 100 people | +26.0% |
| 2010 | 5.41 per 100 people | +21.9% |
| 2011 | 6.44 per 100 people | +19.1% |
| 2012 | 7.18 per 100 people | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 7.73 per 100 people | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 8.18 per 100 people | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 10 per 100 people | +22.3% |
| 2016 | 11.1 per 100 people | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 13 per 100 people | +17.1% |
| 2018 | 13.5 per 100 people | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 14.6 per 100 people | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 15.87 per 100 people | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 17.46 per 100 people | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 18.89 per 100 people | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 20.1 per 100 people | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 21.16 per 100 people | +5.3% |
| 2025 | 22.32 per 100 people | +5.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed broadband subscriptions in IBRD only 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +337.5% | 0.0313 per 100 people | 0.1368 per 100 people |
| 2003 | +177.6% | 0.1368 per 100 people | 0.3798 per 100 people |
| 2004 | +129.0% | 0.3798 per 100 people | 0.8697 per 100 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7 per 100 people | 0.0313 per 100 people | 4.43 per 100 people | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.71 per 100 people | 5.41 per 100 people | 14.6 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.3 per 100 people | 15.87 per 100 people | 22.32 per 100 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
More infrastructure data for IBRD only
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 5.82 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 115.9 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 420.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0839 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 420.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.16 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 IBRD only?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions in IBRD only was 22.32 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 IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 22.32 per 100 people in 2025.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0313 per 100 people in 2001.
- How does IBRD only rank for fixed broadband subscriptions?
- IBRD only ranks 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 123.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.