Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita was 0.2702 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 0.2702 units per person for fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 78.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.2702 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 units per person, in 2002.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th of 45 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, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0004 units per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.0022 units per person | +448.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0052 units per person | +142.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0114 units per person | +119.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0254 units per person | +122.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0427 units per person | +68.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0617 units per person | +44.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0791 units per person | +28.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0947 units per person | +19.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1077 units per person | +13.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1211 units per person | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1342 units per person | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1395 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1517 units per person | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1586 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1734 units per person | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1824 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1888 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2053 units per person | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2181 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 0.23 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2442 units per person | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2565 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2702 units per person | +5.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +448.4% | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0022 units per person |
| 2004 | +142.0% | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0052 units per person |
| 2006 | +122.0% | 0.0114 units per person | 0.0254 units per person |
| 2005 | +119.0% | 0.0052 units per person | 0.0114 units per person |
| 2007 | +68.1% | 0.0254 units per person | 0.0427 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0285 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0791 units per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.1452 units per person | 0.0947 units per person | 0.1888 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2374 units per person | 0.2053 units per person | 0.2702 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 10 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.4674 units per person compare
- 11 Switzerland 0.4658 units per person compare
- 12 Germany 0.4617 units per person compare
- 13 Norway 0.452 units per person compare
- 14 Portugal 0.441 units per person compare
- 15 Belgium 0.4379 units per person compare
- 16 Netherlands 0.4354 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 664.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 142.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 53.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.3 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1146 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 53.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.44 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.2702 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2702 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 units per person in 2002.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.