Fixed broadband subscriptions in South Asia
South Asia: Fixed broadband subscriptions was 4.27 per 100 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed broadband subscriptions in South Asia, 2001–2025
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
South Asia recorded 4.27 per 100 people for fixed broadband subscriptions in 2025. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.6% on the previous year and up 205.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions in South Asia peaked at 4.27 per 100 people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0046 per 100 people, in 2001.
South Asia ranks 33rd of 47 groups on this measure, 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 South Asia, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0046 per 100 people | — |
| 2002 | 0.0074 per 100 people | +62.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0127 per 100 people | +70.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0217 per 100 people | +71.3% |
| 2005 | 0.101 per 100 people | +364.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1657 per 100 people | +64.1% |
| 2007 | 0.208 per 100 people | +25.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3491 per 100 people | +67.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5292 per 100 people | +51.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7533 per 100 people | +42.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9344 per 100 people | +24.0% |
| 2012 | 1.04 per 100 people | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 1.09 per 100 people | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 1.24 per 100 people | +13.7% |
| 2015 | 1.4 per 100 people | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 1.6 per 100 people | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 1.6 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.7 per 100 people | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 1.7 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.23 per 100 people | +31.2% |
| 2021 | 2.6 per 100 people | +16.6% |
| 2022 | 3.06 per 100 people | +17.7% |
| 2023 | 3.5 per 100 people | +14.4% |
| 2024 | 3.86 per 100 people | +10.3% |
| 2025 | 4.27 per 100 people | +10.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed broadband subscriptions in South Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +364.7% | 0.0217 per 100 people | 0.101 per 100 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1555 per 100 people | 0.0046 per 100 people | 0.5292 per 100 people | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.31 per 100 people | 0.7533 per 100 people | 1.7 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.25 per 100 people | 2.23 per 100 people | 4.27 per 100 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More infrastructure data for South Asia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.38 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 81.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 52.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.1 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0307 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 23.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 52.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8178 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed broadband subscriptions in South Asia?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions in South Asia was 4.27 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 South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.27 per 100 people in 2025.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0046 per 100 people in 2001.
- How does South Asia rank for fixed broadband subscriptions?
- South Asia ranks 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 205.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Asia 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.