Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita was 0.0735 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 2003–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) recorded 0.0735 units per person for fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 191.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 0.0735 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per person, in 2003.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 27th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.0002 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0019 units per person | +858.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0032 units per person | +62.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0047 units per person | +50.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0067 units per person | +40.3% |
| 2010 | 0.009 units per person | +35.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0121 units per person | +34.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0163 units per person | +34.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0197 units per person | +20.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0238 units per person | +21.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0252 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.029 units per person | +15.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0399 units per person | +37.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0437 units per person | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 0.045 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0553 units per person | +22.8% |
| 2021 | 0.06 units per person | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0632 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0663 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0693 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0735 units per person | +6.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +858.4% | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0019 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0033 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0067 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0264 units per person | 0.009 units per person | 0.045 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0646 units per person | 0.0553 units per person | 0.0735 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- 24 Sweden 0.4076 units per person compare
- 25 Luxembourg 0.4008 units per person compare
- 26 Hong Kong 0.3969 units per person compare
- 27 United States 0.3948 units per person compare
- 28 Bulgaria 0.3903 units per person compare
- 29 Japan 0.3859 units per person compare
- 30 Spain 0.3848 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 757.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 101.1 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 71.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0949 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 71.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.01 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 0.0735 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0735 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 2003.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 27th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 191.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.