Fixed broadband subscriptions in IDA only
IDA only: Fixed broadband subscriptions was 2.35 per 100 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed broadband subscriptions in IDA only, 2007–2025
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 IDA only is 2.35 per 100 people, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 161.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions in IDA only peaked at 2.35 per 100 people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0478 per 100 people, in 2007.
IDA only ranks 37th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fixed broadband subscriptions in IDA only, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.0478 per 100 people | — |
| 2008 | 0.068 per 100 people | +42.3% |
| 2009 | 0.13 per 100 people | +91.1% |
| 2010 | 0.155 per 100 people | +19.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2329 per 100 people | +50.2% |
| 2012 | 0.296 per 100 people | +27.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4473 per 100 people | +51.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7023 per 100 people | +57.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9 per 100 people | +28.1% |
| 2016 | 1.1 per 100 people | +22.2% |
| 2017 | 1.2 per 100 people | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 1.4 per 100 people | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 1.4 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.61 per 100 people | +15.0% |
| 2021 | 1.77 per 100 people | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 2 per 100 people | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 2.2 per 100 people | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 2.25 per 100 people | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 2.35 per 100 people | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0819 per 100 people | 0.0478 per 100 people | 0.13 per 100 people | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.7834 per 100 people | 0.155 per 100 people | 1.4 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.03 per 100 people | 1.61 per 100 people | 2.35 per 100 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More infrastructure data for IDA only
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.15 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 88.6 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.9 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0093 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 12.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8866 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed broadband subscriptions in IDA only?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions in IDA only was 2.35 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 IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 2.35 per 100 people in 2025.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0478 per 100 people in 2007.
- How does IDA only rank for fixed broadband subscriptions?
- IDA only ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 161.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA 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.