Fixed broadband subscriptions in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Fixed broadband subscriptions was 5.05 per 100 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Fixed broadband subscriptions in Lower middle income, 2015–2025
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 Lower middle income is 5.05 per 100 people, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 197.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions in Lower middle income peaked at 5.05 per 100 people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.7 per 100 people, in 2015.
Lower middle income ranks 32nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Fixed broadband subscriptions in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.7 per 100 people | — |
| 2016 | 2 per 100 people | +17.6% |
| 2017 | 2.2 per 100 people | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 2.4 per 100 people | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 2.6 per 100 people | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 2.97 per 100 people | +14.2% |
| 2021 | 3.47 per 100 people | +16.8% |
| 2022 | 3.87 per 100 people | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 4.23 per 100 people | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 4.61 per 100 people | +9.0% |
| 2025 | 5.05 per 100 people | +9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.18 per 100 people | 1.7 per 100 people | 2.6 per 100 people | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.03 per 100 people | 2.97 per 100 people | 5.05 per 100 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More infrastructure data for Lower middle income
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.84 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 89.9 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 94.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0319 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 13.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 94.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9646 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed broadband subscriptions in Lower middle income?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions in Lower middle income was 5.05 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 5.05 per 100 people in 2025.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7 per 100 people in 2015.
- How does Lower middle income rank for fixed broadband subscriptions?
- Lower middle income ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 197.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle income 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.