Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in South Asia
South Asia: Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita was 0.0425 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in South Asia, 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in South Asia is 0.0425 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 165.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in South Asia peaked at 0.0425 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2001.
South Asia ranks 31st 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 South Asia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | +62.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | +70.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 units per person | +74.8% |
| 2005 | 0.001 units per person | +432.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0017 units per person | +67.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0024 units per person | +38.2% |
| 2008 | 0.004 units per person | +68.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0061 units per person | +51.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0087 units per person | +42.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0106 units per person | +22.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0119 units per person | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0126 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0143 units per person | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 0.016 units per person | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0186 units per person | +16.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0186 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0194 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.02 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0222 units per person | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0257 units per person | +15.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0309 units per person | +20.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0349 units per person | +12.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0388 units per person | +11.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0425 units per person | +9.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita 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 | +432.6% | 0.0002 units per person | 0.001 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0017 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0061 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0151 units per person | 0.0087 units per person | 0.02 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0325 units per person | 0.0222 units per person | 0.0425 units per person | 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, per capita in South Asia?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in South Asia was 0.0425 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0425 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2001.
- How does South Asia rank for fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita?
- South Asia ranks 31st out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 165.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Asia 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.