What is fixed broadband subscriptions in OECD members?

Fixed broadband subscriptions in OECD members was 34.88 per 100 people in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in OECD members?

The highest recorded value was 34.88 per 100 people in 2022.

What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in OECD members?

The lowest recorded value was 1.45 per 100 people in 2000.

How does OECD members rank for fixed broadband subscriptions?

OECD members ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2022.

Is fixed broadband subscriptions rising or falling in OECD members?

Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this OECD members 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.

Fixed broadband subscriptions in OECD members

Name: Fixed broadband subscriptions in OECD members
Creator: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

OECD members: Fixed broadband subscriptions was 34.88 per 100 people in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)

34.88 per 100 people

Change on year

up 1.6%

Rank

9th

of 47 groups

All-time high

34.88 per 100 people

in 2022

All-time low

1.45 per 100 people

in 2000

Years of data

2000–2022

Fixed broadband subscriptions in OECD members, 2000–2022

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 OECD members is 34.88 per 100 people, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions in OECD members peaked at 34.88 per 100 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.45 per 100 people, in 2000.

OECD members ranks 9th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	11.88 per 100 people	1.45 per 100 people	22.76 per 100 people	10
2010s	28.05 per 100 people	24.01 per 100 people	31.82 per 100 people	10
2020s	34.17 per 100 people	33.32 per 100 people	34.88 per 100 people	3

Countries ranked near OECD members

7 France 48.93 per 100 people compare
8 South Korea 47.8 per 100 people compare
9 China 47.19 per 100 people compare
10 Switzerland 47.02 per 100 people compare
11 Saint Kitts and Nevis 46.74 per 100 people compare
12 Germany 45.61 per 100 people compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

More infrastructure data for OECD members

Fixed telephone subscriptions 31.35 per 100 people (2022)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 429.13 million (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 122.31 per 100 people (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.69 billion (2022)
Air transport, passengers carried 2.43 billion (2023)
Air transport, freight 121,066 million ton-km (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 20.67 million (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 12,756 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 9,318 cubic meters (2022)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 16.1% (2022)

All data for OECD members →

Frequently asked questions

What is fixed broadband subscriptions in OECD members?: Fixed broadband subscriptions in OECD members was 34.88 per 100 people in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in OECD members?: The highest recorded value was 34.88 per 100 people in 2022.
What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in OECD members?: The lowest recorded value was 1.45 per 100 people in 2000.
How does OECD members rank for fixed broadband subscriptions?: OECD members ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2022.
Is fixed broadband subscriptions rising or falling in OECD members?: Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this OECD members 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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Indicator: Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit: per 100 people
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 253 places, 5,314 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.