Fixed broadband subscriptions in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Fixed broadband subscriptions was 18,681 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Fixed broadband subscriptions in Faroe Islands, 2001–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 18,681 for fixed broadband subscriptions in 2022. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions in Faroe Islands peaked at 18,681 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 54, in 2001.
Faroe Islands ranks 174th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Fixed broadband subscriptions in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 54 | — |
| 2002 | 114 | +111.1% |
| 2003 | 394 | +245.6% |
| 2004 | 3,134 | +695.4% |
| 2005 | 5,868 | +87.2% |
| 2006 | 13,128 | +123.7% |
| 2007 | 14,463 | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 14,878 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 15,882 | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 16,179 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 16,057 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 16,324 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 16,700 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 17,363 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 17,792 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 17,973 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 18,041 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 18,181 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 18,180 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 18,443 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 18,443 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 18,681 | +1.3% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 18,681 is below the median for high income countries, which is 858,011, 2% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 18,681 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.05 million, 1% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed broadband subscriptions in Faroe Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +695.4% | 394 | 3,134 |
| 2003 | +245.6% | 114 | 394 |
| 2006 | +123.7% | 5,868 | 13,128 |
| 2002 | +111.1% | 54 | 114 |
| 2005 | +87.2% | 3,134 | 5,868 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,546 | 54 | 15,882 | 9 |
| 2010s | 17,279 | 16,057 | 18,181 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,522 | 18,443 | 18,681 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
More infrastructure data for Faroe Islands
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 57,146 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 105.8 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14,940 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 27.66 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2772 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.61 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 14,940 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.06 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed broadband subscriptions in Faroe Islands?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions in Faroe Islands was 18,681 in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 18,681 in 2022.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 54 in 2001.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for fixed broadband subscriptions?
- Faroe Islands ranks 174th out of 206 countries with data for 2022.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed broadband subscriptions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fixed broadband subscriptions refers to fixed subscriptions to high-speed access to the public Internet (a TCP/IP connection), at downstream speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s. This includes cable modem, DSL, fiber-to-the-home/building, other fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions, satellite broadband and terrestrial fixed wireless broadband. This total is measured irrespective of the method of payment. It excludes subscriptions that have access to data communications (including the Internet) via mobile-cellular networks. It should include fixed WiMAX and any other fixed wireless technologies. It includes both residential subscriptions and subscriptions for organizations.