Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in Canada
Canada: Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita was 0.4096 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in Canada, 1998–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in Canada stood at 0.4096 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in Canada peaked at 0.4204 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0046 units per person, in 1998.
Canada ranks 23rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.0046 units per person | — |
| 1999 | 0.0191 units per person | +312.3% |
| 2000 | 0.046 units per person | +140.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0914 units per person | +98.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1121 units per person | +22.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1426 units per person | +27.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1696 units per person | +18.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2172 units per person | +28.1% |
| 2006 | 0.247 units per person | +13.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2759 units per person | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 0.296 units per person | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.306 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3181 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3286 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3368 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3448 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3547 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3673 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3707 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.381 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3897 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4025 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4095 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4193 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4204 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4173 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.4096 units per person | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0119 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0191 units per person | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1904 units per person | 0.046 units per person | 0.306 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3594 units per person | 0.3181 units per person | 0.4025 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4152 units per person | 0.4095 units per person | 0.4204 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 20 Malta 0.4222 units per person compare
- 21 United Kingdom 0.4208 units per person compare
- 22 United Arab Emirates 0.4099 units per person compare
- 24 Sweden 0.4076 units per person compare
- 25 Luxembourg 0.4008 units per person compare
- 26 Hong Kong, China 0.3969 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for Canada
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 37.40 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 94.11 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.97 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 27.6 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2658 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 10.97 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9064 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, per capita in Canada?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in Canada was 0.4096 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4204 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0046 units per person in 1998.
- How does Canada rank for fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita?
- Canada ranks 23rd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fixed broadband subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fixed broadband subscriptions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Fixed broadband subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Fixed broadband subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.