Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in North America
North America: Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita was 0.4042 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in North America, 1998–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
North America recorded 0.4042 units per person for fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in North America peaked at 0.4042 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 units per person, in 1998.
That places North America 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in North America, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.0028 units per person | — |
| 1999 | 0.0108 units per person | +290.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0271 units per person | +151.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0495 units per person | +82.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0733 units per person | +48.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1002 units per person | +36.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1317 units per person | +31.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1775 units per person | +34.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2064 units per person | +16.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2418 units per person | +17.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2579 units per person | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2653 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2777 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2877 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2985 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3074 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3112 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3227 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3303 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3362 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3424 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.352 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3706 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3834 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.386 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3927 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.396 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.4042 units per person | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0068 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0108 units per person | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1531 units per person | 0.0271 units per person | 0.2653 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3166 units per person | 0.2777 units per person | 0.352 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3888 units per person | 0.3706 units per person | 0.4042 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near North America
More infrastructure data for North America
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 434.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 112 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 89.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2321 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 89.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.13 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in North America?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in North America was 0.4042 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4042 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 units per person in 1998.
- How does North America rank for fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita?
- North America ranks 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North America 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.