Fixed broadband subscriptions in Macao
Macao: Fixed broadband subscriptions was 29.86 per 100 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fixed broadband subscriptions in Macao, 2000–2024
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 Macao is 29.86 per 100 people, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions in Macao peaked at 30.45 per 100 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8532 per 100 people, in 2000.
Macao ranks 59th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Fixed broadband subscriptions in Macao, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8532 per 100 people | — |
| 2001 | 2.2 per 100 people | +157.7% |
| 2002 | 3.72 per 100 people | +69.1% |
| 2003 | 5.92 per 100 people | +59.3% |
| 2004 | 9.38 per 100 people | +58.4% |
| 2005 | 13.73 per 100 people | +46.4% |
| 2006 | 18.13 per 100 people | +32.0% |
| 2007 | 21.16 per 100 people | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 22.68 per 100 people | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 22.96 per 100 people | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 23.47 per 100 people | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 23.91 per 100 people | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 24.61 per 100 people | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 25.35 per 100 people | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 26.46 per 100 people | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 27.31 per 100 people | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 28.06 per 100 people | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 28.77 per 100 people | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 29.31 per 100 people | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 29.81 per 100 people | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 30.45 per 100 people | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 29.62 per 100 people | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 29.61 per 100 people | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 29.68 per 100 people | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 29.86 per 100 people | +0.6% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 29.86 per 100 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 35.67 per 100 people, 84% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Macao's 29.86 per 100 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.33 per 100 people, 4.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed broadband subscriptions in Macao 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +157.7% | 0.8532 per 100 people | 2.2 per 100 people |
| 2002 | +69.1% | 2.2 per 100 people | 3.72 per 100 people |
| 2003 | +59.3% | 3.72 per 100 people | 5.92 per 100 people |
| 2004 | +58.4% | 5.92 per 100 people | 9.38 per 100 people |
| 2005 | +46.4% | 9.38 per 100 people | 13.73 per 100 people |
| 2006 | +32.0% | 13.73 per 100 people | 18.13 per 100 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.07 per 100 people | 0.8532 per 100 people | 22.96 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.71 per 100 people | 23.47 per 100 people | 29.81 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.84 per 100 people | 29.61 per 100 people | 30.45 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More infrastructure data for Macao
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.45 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 201.14 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 81,260 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.28 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1183 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 81,260 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 2.11 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed broadband subscriptions in Macao?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions in Macao was 29.86 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 30.45 per 100 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8532 per 100 people in 2000.
- How does Macao rank for fixed broadband subscriptions?
- Macao ranks 59th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao 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.