Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita was 0.4208 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.4208 units per person
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
21st
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.4208 units per person
in 2024
All-time low
0.0009 units per person
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in United Kingdom, 2000–2024

00.10.20.30.42000201220242000: 0.001 units per person2001: 0.006 units per person2002: 0.023 units per person2003: 0.052 units per person2004: 0.102 units per person2005: 0.164 units per person2006: 0.214 units per person2007: 0.254 units per person2008: 0.28 units per person2009: 0.287 units per person2010: 0.305 units per person2011: 0.325 units per person2012: 0.34 units per person2013: 0.359 units per person2014: 0.367 units per person2015: 0.379 units per person2016: 0.388 units per person2017: 0.395 units per person2018: 0.401 units per person2019: 0.403 units per person2020: 0.409 units per person2021: 0.415 units per person2022: 0.416 units per person2023: 0.415 units per person2024: 0.421 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in United Kingdom is 0.4208 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in United Kingdom peaked at 0.4208 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 units per person, in 2000.

That places United Kingdom 21st out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in United Kingdom, year by year

Annual values for Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in United Kingdom, 2000 to 2024.
Year units per person Change
2000 0.0009 units per person
2001 0.0056 units per person +523.3%
2002 0.0228 units per person +308.1%
2003 0.0522 units per person +128.5%
2004 0.1021 units per person +95.6%
2005 0.1639 units per person +60.5%
2006 0.2139 units per person +30.5%
2007 0.2545 units per person +19.0%
2008 0.2801 units per person +10.0%
2009 0.2871 units per person +2.5%
2010 0.3051 units per person +6.3%
2011 0.3255 units per person +6.7%
2012 0.3404 units per person +4.6%
2013 0.3592 units per person +5.5%
2014 0.3672 units per person +2.2%
2015 0.3789 units per person +3.2%
2016 0.3883 units per person +2.5%
2017 0.3948 units per person +1.7%
2018 0.4011 units per person +1.6%
2019 0.4031 units per person +0.5%
2020 0.4095 units per person +1.6%
2021 0.4154 units per person +1.4%
2022 0.4162 units per person +0.2%
2023 0.4153 units per person -0.2%
2024 0.4208 units per person +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1383 units per person 0.0009 units per person 0.2871 units per person 10
2010s 0.3664 units per person 0.3051 units per person 0.4031 units per person 10
2020s 0.4154 units per person 0.4095 units per person 0.4208 units per person 5

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 18 Greece 0.4314 units per person compare
  2. 19 Saudi Arabia 0.424 units per person compare
  3. 20 Malta 0.4222 units per person compare
  4. 22 United Arab Emirates 0.4099 units per person compare
  5. 23 Canada 0.4096 units per person compare
  6. 24 Sweden 0.4076 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in United Kingdom?
Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in United Kingdom was 0.4208 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 0.4208 units per person in 2024.
What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 units per person in 2000.
How does United Kingdom rank for fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita?
United Kingdom ranks 21st out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom 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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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

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Indicator
Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 5,314 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

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.