Total fixed (wired) broadband Internet subscriptions refers to 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 can include for example cable modem, DSL, fibre-to-the-home/building and other fixed (wired) broadband subscriptions. 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. If countries use a different definition of broadband, this should be indicated in a note. It should exclude technologies listed under wireless broadband category.

Fixed broadband subscriptions (number)

200020052010201120122013201420152016201720182019
Afghanistan2201,5001,5001,5001,5007,0678,8019,18215,99919,683
Albania2721,05,5391,28,2101,60,0881,82,5562,07,9642,42,8702,66,3793,03,6123,61,9474,36,192
Algeria1,35,0009,00,0009,80,75211,54,74812,80,00015,99,69222,69,34828,59,56732,10,26730,67,02235,82,739
Angola15,00015,81720,51222,28287,7501,53,57184,72496,9191,09,5611,19,047
Argentina9,26,72240,28,23845,72,02351,48,58362,51,02065,19,45868,55,83772,23,12878,42,77884,73,65587,93,181
Armenia1,99093,5861,60,5732,12,0532,43,0582,72,8852,86,3192,99,1703,15,3193,47,4483,85,704
Australia20,16,00055,10,00055,52,00057,35,00059,81,00065,36,00068,28,00073,74,00079,23,00084,27,31687,05,523
Austria1,90,50011,74,00020,50,40020,97,70021,30,20022,32,50023,59,00024,55,50025,23,30025,11,20025,21,10025,13,000
Belize5,0228,9159,6989,9739,9009,90017,37918,37419,00624,65829,600
Benin19627,03437,53541,76142,47745,41973,26322,29828,61527,03425,435
Bhutan8,67513,23316,76620,48124,97927,87416,48916,70710,8028,774
Bosnia and Herzegovina2713,7023,90,9024,30,2474,69,3975,16,1045,42,4056,34,9876,62,4687,00,3477,16,3667,45,887
Botswana1,60011,97819,12522,23621,59033,29036,84559,05732,43440,04445,011
Brazil1,00,00032,33,8001,41,00,8901,78,33,0511,91,19,6462,13,60,6352,39,68,3522,54,82,4782,68,60,7792,89,07,8673,12,33,0043,25,63,453
Bulgaria1,65,46911,24,72312,56,79613,31,74614,21,55214,80,88916,14,54116,97,59017,96,68219,03,94619,35,544
Burkina Faso38413,70514,06314,32812,9625,4089,35412,38412,36113,81812,015
Burundi3524977021,5341,7002,7713,2453,9143,9353,791
Chad33115,79919,45414,68910,13111,3375,126
China22,6603,73,50,00012,63,37,00015,64,87,00017,51,83,00018,89,09,00020,04,83,00027,70,46,00032,25,97,00039,41,90,00040,73,82,00044,92,79,000
Colombia8,8723,18,68326,43,03333,48,14239,38,65745,37,62150,28,59555,25,76359,12,96863,31,03266,78,54369,49,852
Congo2501,3111,392438500
Costa Rica44,9143,96,2624,19,7824,48,5944,84,8835,16,3375,58,6566,39,0877,44,0418,34,7849,03,735
Czech Republic2,5007,09,06322,61,17925,09,10026,56,98028,56,16829,94,81829,46,62630,69,97031,46,09132,22,83535,84,800
Dominica803,4008,3118,3078,50010,66710,78515,15915,48715,42311,514
Ecuador26,7862,21,3206,58,9238,43,70410,58,45313,19,62714,87,59214,61,41616,83,78319,53,60720,92,458
El Salvador42,3141,75,2742,06,0002,42,1002,84,4283,18,9153,53,0013,95,3074,51,2634,92,265
Equatorial Guinea1801,1861,3461,4803,5183,8813,7993,3821,8971,620
Eritrea1181411851462005006001,000
Estonia1,79,2003,47,8833,48,9463,49,5073,60,9483,71,0093,90,2754,14,4784,28,4534,41,1734,49,140
फ़ॉकलैंड आइलैंड1,1741,2091,2291,2961,4132,0001,6101,000
Fiji7,00023,25023,25013,51610,92712,42712,73412,33212,13513,033
Finland35,00011,74,20015,59,40016,06,00016,47,60017,20,20017,58,50017,29,89717,12,00017,10,00017,37,00017,97,000
Gabon1,5304,0824,5005,0008,90010,80011,08215,01814,96729,099
Gambia713504375004382,7433,5733,7504,0004,433
Georgia2,3901,82,4322,48,5044,63,0525,16,9316,00,8266,35,6446,81,0387,80,8108,62,1419,41,479
Ghana1,90452,08565,14968,13268,79570,17073,13286,59656,81062,32057,465
Guyana2,00011,19320,54029,98136,90045,22553,68757,20364,889
Honduras1,00057,29061,27768,9911,57,8521,97,3792,20,3862,38,2913,54,8613,90,377
Hungary3,4006,51,68921,59,42123,13,09223,96,03525,97,15925,80,53727,18,79428,14,52329,56,58530,79,54931,89,689
Iceland2,35878,0171,09,2121,11,5841,13,4201,17,4671,19,6471,24,4361,28,0231,33,5741,36,5561,38,267
India13,48,0001,09,90,0001,33,51,1871,49,82,1781,49,27,6701,57,50,0001,69,42,7501,86,53,3121,78,56,0241,81,70,0001,97,49,488
Ireland3,22,50010,19,96410,70,77611,12,08211,89,21212,58,75813,09,46713,60,20413,98,79814,30,16014,62,549
Israel12,29,62617,62,00018,79,02919,37,00020,03,00021,31,00021,73,00022,58,00023,42,00024,35,00024,81,000
Jordan23,5512,93,2762,96,6123,00,2943,28,3823,51,7833,09,7262,97,3243,31,9253,99,5964,69,978
Kiribati32284685080070050011766768468
Republic of Korea38,70,0001,21,90,7111,71,94,2721,78,59,5221,82,52,6611,87,37,5141,91,98,9342,00,24,4192,05,55,6832,11,95,9182,12,85,8582,19,06,172
Kuwait25,00046,00047,00047,00047,00048,00055,0001,01,3901,17,7191,03,82184,595
Lebanon03,31,0894,02,3294,76,1854,80,00011,32,1394,20,000
Liberia186635245,0806,0007,0008,0009,000
Liechtenstein8,61715,25013,59514,41615,01615,61015,69615,93516,25316,71217,251
Luxembourg70,1001,68,3681,69,7531,69,7001,76,5001,86,8001,95,3002,03,1002,14,6002,24,3002,30,100
Madagascar5,3916,85231,07737,98824,83523,69426,38525,06227,211
Malawi4041,0851,7301,2388,7778,5615,8558,69210,81611,35811,358
Maldives3,26015,55317,63818,05920,35119,84223,17529,30936,53447,06552,798
Mali8,0198,4824,3202,9093,49921,44415,4001,20,934
Marshall Islands1,2841,3721,0001,0001,000
Mauritania1645,8096,1206,6977,5328,0009,63811,14112,63713,22210,815
Mauritius5,39893,9221,18,2351,40,8001,62,4001,82,0001,97,4002,12,6002,46,0002,74,200
Micronesia (Federated States of)469982,0633,0923,2773,1693,776
Republic of Moldova10,3952,70,7563,56,3244,18,5194,69,3675,09,1955,34,3935,57,4035,84,3306,23,1356,70,530
Monaco8009,50013,80015,92016,25816,89617,80018,35418,61419,25819,82220,476
Mongolia1,80076,75494,0521,10,1651,39,7291,97,2472,08,0472,26,1472,85,0933,06,1503,17,317
Montenegro7,66564,66564,71287,76895,7211,03,8631,12,3941,14,8481,37,4261,59,0291,78,781
Morocco2,49,1385,04,4995,95,2076,89,5418,43,9409,93,45111,47,53312,55,42813,78,86715,52,59917,51,341
Namibia1349,43517,61024,05335,74041,21270,40864,34365,77961,96863,314
Nauru950
New Zealand4,6583,21,00010,92,00011,78,00012,72,00013,16,00014,10,00014,50,90015,30,50015,83,00016,47,000
Nicaragua70010,53473,27985,0921,01,3121,31,6871,11,4091,16,3081,77,0242,10,1241,92,4132,16,618
Norway23,2979,91,34917,23,35517,85,67618,57,72419,10,72019,77,12920,50,46021,06,97521,65,22122,06,519
Oman13,24058,55678,2171,13,3241,54,2901,77,0632,33,2342,84,6473,48,9264,22,0354,73,070
Palau1002395188981,8051,1101,224
फिलिस्तीन7,4631,55,9641,86,3802,13,0652,35,1422,74,5003,20,6843,59,8723,64,086
Panama17,5672,58,2922,82,8432,94,7393,07,2663,10,0653,16,1684,29,9314,41,1635,40,2205,74,463
Papua New Guinea6,1007,5009,20011,30013,20015,00017,00018,000
Portugal25,15411,65,44021,26,68922,43,03623,90,77825,63,35628,57,77631,42,18833,75,59735,74,63837,84,68439,67,687
Puerto Rico1,18,2685,51,5205,58,2515,73,2256,01,5706,10,3347,04,4116,86,8516,60,0776,09,0276,09,943
Russian Federation15,89,0001,57,00,0001,76,34,8062,09,23,2962,37,45,3462,49,50,5502,68,81,4632,75,22,7023,11,03,2353,20,62,7803,30,28,695
Sao Tome and Principe5857377789781,1001,3141,4251,4791,5571,642
Senegal18,02878,64792,71395,5611,06,7331,03,3621,00,61198,3531,11,7951,29,8201,52,047
Slovakia1,81,5388,76,9539,53,09810,45,49011,09,06011,91,21612,73,81213,36,54114,04,75115,07,99815,85,092
Slovenia1,96,6504,70,5274,94,3725,09,3365,24,6215,55,8155,69,0265,89,3246,01,8206,12,7456,27,936
Somalia40,00060,00070,00082,00092,00098,000
South Sudan2417100100150150200200
Spain76,35850,35,2031,06,52,3721,11,67,8091,15,24,5431,22,52,0611,30,04,9691,35,42,9061,41,12,6571,46,68,2121,51,76,9541,55,90,305
Sri Lanka21,0002,28,3163,59,0003,54,0004,24,3575,67,6016,25,9178,92,18412,20,50415,44,313
Sudan1,26913,50017,43024,78925,70720,66128,09326,37630,54931,352
Suriname1,10715,14323,16029,26837,09546,40052,69171,21771,21773,17680,320
इस्वातिनी3,6588,0243,4294,2005,1006,0007,0008,000
Syrian Arab Republic2,70069,8171,21,3002,42,1543,46,1465,01,1947,29,26110,09,61414,23,07013,28,68814,90,344
Taiwan Province of China2,29,00043,40,88953,11,60355,15,93264,48,82370,11,93474,36,62056,56,33056,86,00357,13,56857,25,02258,31,467
North Macedonia12,4362,58,7412,81,5653,12,2723,38,4863,54,0943,64,4213,81,5313,96,2954,27,9644,44,356
Timor-Leste225005506007001,0281,028662656603600
Tonga6451,1001,3001,5001,7001,8002,4583,0003,0002,5193,703
Trinidad and Tobago10,8031,62,8501,72,3182,01,4102,12,4982,48,1082,78,5222,55,5793,26,7763,42,2003,44,735
Tunisia17,5734,82,2045,59,3585,27,3085,19,9845,67,5395,73,9776,40,2678,01,78510,14,39511,93,359
Turkey15,89,76870,98,16375,91,36778,68,96888,93,39188,66,36195,04,5941,04,99,6921,19,24,9051,34,07,2261,42,31,978
Uganda85014,00035,51438,40041,50055,19880,72492,115
Andorra10,34124,50225,76326,90527,73428,77030,69432,49034,28435,66336,358
Antigua and Barbuda5,8017,1196,00013,07015,64710,75410,0009,2619,000
Azerbaijan2,1844,75,2959,73,86913,69,59417,12,17718,98,07018,99,45618,03,66218,05,21418,90,91319,43,013
Bahamas13,38224,70215,49677,93072,49077,16881,01885,12886,86881,20882,295
Bahrain21,4321,54,9122,91,5212,95,3873,00,0562,87,5722,53,0412,32,3852,13,8801,84,6032,05,031
Bangladesh4,14,5694,68,5006,00,46115,25,32530,93,17148,92,94065,92,39673,00,50080,52,88980,85,500
Barbados31,94256,19062,63466,88467,79877,73078,26986,88789,34089,3401,06,803
Belarus1,56416,66,63120,98,06825,31,84227,85,84226,84,34729,03,49730,67,52931,63,28632,01,519
Belgium1,44,21520,10,58433,73,14335,43,75936,92,00938,28,91840,11,20141,21,04942,70,30943,78,97345,02,95045,90,707
Bolivia12,97395,94873,5421,16,7081,54,0981,72,7831,80,9512,87,5893,79,9965,04,097
Brunei Darussalam8,12621,69923,18519,84927,55730,25934,42536,12041,07249,45254,195
Cambodia1,00035,66622,00029,73432,64866,11183,50497,6411,33,6331,66,2001,84,379
Cameroon2025,95410,71313,84616,90016,83120,44745,97416,7651,99,912
Canada14,10,93270,04,0001,08,17,1031,12,82,5791,16,89,9141,20,94,4611,25,68,0001,31,15,3761,33,86,4961,39,23,8051,44,45,6061,48,81,958
केप वर्दे93716,07121,33219,85321,20219,07616,56815,54114,99315,65717,732
Central African Republic8106051,858736619608499
Chile7,6807,08,56417,89,35520,11,24421,66,33022,95,16924,89,71727,19,43929,04,58030,62,39232,50,67834,29,305
Comoros43294001,2331,3001,5831,6001,6341,6441,5311,106
Democratic Republic of the Congo04505001,0001,0001,0004,620
Côte d'Ivoire1,23946,16756,2811,26,8571,09,7071,36,3801,42,8251,75,9182,16,723
Croatia1,16,2008,37,8628,92,8359,19,2229,54,7209,84,4859,86,21510,43,79510,95,88111,28,27311,54,773
Cuba3,7064,4215,0135,3607,7938,15714,42833,53698,8381,82,732
Cyprus31,8561,94,4552,12,1492,20,5802,29,1952,43,6112,60,6402,78,4832,95,6863,13,4623,26,565
Denmark67,00013,43,85521,12,40621,43,24721,79,54522,72,40123,41,75924,04,96224,61,40325,11,87125,35,90425,36,508
Djibouti4428,05811,30214,90717,70520,10224,16524,27524,38925,508
Dominican Republic60,6743,90,5054,23,9194,83,6255,26,7055,99,9966,86,1077,67,3537,86,4587,94,7888,85,879
Egypt1,40,99914,51,62818,45,24922,88,77326,76,26330,67,87838,26,41044,69,16452,33,87265,80,37075,98,941
Ethiopia614,1076,3538,5352,38,0674,71,2854,78,0005,59,00062,950
France1,96,60194,71,0002,13,37,0002,27,49,0002,39,80,0002,49,40,0002,59,69,0002,68,67,0002,76,80,0002,84,80,0002,91,00,0002,97,60,000
Germany2,65,0001,07,86,8002,61,61,9502,72,57,0962,79,56,7002,86,41,9612,95,72,8183,07,07,4293,18,61,9003,32,43,3003,41,74,9003,50,71,539
Greece1,60,11322,52,65324,64,28226,89,42829,13,19131,56,07134,39,03436,15,02937,78,26839,61,86441,18,113
Grenada3,22214,43714,67416,00018,00018,81119,75720,82122,23526,98725,577
Guatemala27,1062,59,0002,80,3023,52,8264,33,7344,59,8475,06,0005,31,000
Guinea5006007008009001,0001,1001,1271,2131,250
Guinea Bissau8001,0001,2031,4521,3951,0518868531,2041,227
Haiti0001,3481,34829,90031,100
हांगकांग4,44,45016,59,09821,67,71422,99,00022,55,03922,35,22322,81,27523,47,83326,26,02826,58,06827,14,67927,87,835
Indonesia4,0001,08,20022,80,31627,36,37929,83,00032,51,80034,00,00039,83,00052,27,39362,15,92388,74,11694,11,805
Iran1769,87,54921,19,70838,03,69251,61,15661,45,22066,08,66276,08,56085,99,94998,06,12386,26,182
Iraq3,11742,91,91144,92,328
Italy1,15,00068,22,2101,30,98,0281,35,18,7101,37,63,3621,40,12,9761,43,82,4871,49,00,1711,55,63,2791,65,86,3761,70,60,5051,73,76,499
Jamaica45,0001,16,6851,18,2691,23,0461,40,8161,51,5542,28,8902,86,0682,39,1202,84,7563,17,907
Japan8,54,6552,33,01,1053,41,01,7783,56,96,2143,61,32,4053,69,18,6503,77,88,9293,88,72,5793,98,05,5864,05,32,4664,14,96,293
Kazakhstan2,9968,69,60011,93,40016,37,30019,58,82321,48,00023,01,00023,49,90025,76,10024,62,90024,51,400
Kenya5,3996,86654,14454,34874,1441,01,8131,35,1071,32,7022,88,3033,71,4984,91,183
Kyrgyzstan2,29223,05339,04054,6141,36,2001,70,7062,11,5212,40,8732,58,0132,50,6122,69,091
Lao People’s Democratic Republic3145,8856,5467,5789,02511,28712,31624,42627,21745,37976,280
Latvia28460,7704,34,8764,57,4224,76,1414,96,0005,05,0005,03,5035,19,1545,26,2225,25,9955,08,894
Lesotho454001,3391,6362,2751,5022,0622,2304,8215,763
Libya72,80070,00067,30064,70062,80061,0001,68,9203,18,000
Lithuania2,34,0816,79,3217,27,6997,68,8618,36,2008,01,8638,33,2988,57,7617,98,7697,88,7437,91,826
मकाउ3,73168,0301,32,0811,37,6611,44,5961,51,7961,61,4981,69,9391,77,9591,86,0001,93,057
Malaysia4,83,10020,97,80025,06,70029,20,90029,38,80030,61,00030,63,80027,18,80026,87,80026,96,00029,64,500
Malta1,65651,4091,25,8891,28,6781,35,7581,43,0101,51,5571,63,2051,71,2631,81,3181,91,8331,99,241
Mexico15,00019,22,3521,05,82,8651,15,66,0691,30,77,2761,27,47,8731,30,32,5191,47,57,6861,59,23,9711,70,00,4821,83,59,0281,91,73,373
Mozambique17,32328,37429,43828,85236,98542,57046,59961,64170,142
Myanmar24322,95021,89832,92189,6861,11,5671,29,050
Nepal60,17794,6562,30,6183,11,4572,50,6023,02,7052,24,1845,03,2067,91,961
Netherlands2,60,00041,00,00063,29,00064,98,00766,54,00067,92,00068,51,00070,29,09772,22,77072,89,58074,06,70074,59,000
Niger2121,5002,1143,6696,40029,95427,1887,7078,650
Nigeria50099,10814,27915,04515,74015,6881,07,9311,10,83473,965
Pakistan14,6007,89,48711,66,30115,16,80916,28,10520,08,68417,93,19916,42,80518,29,67318,11,36517,60,870
Paraguay1505,60089,4931,20,1011,36,1521,56,5761,85,1252,15,1352,46,6602,90,2643,20,700
Peru1,0783,52,6229,32,50312,11,76714,42,78416,12,81217,67,05719,99,45921,20,76223,10,21725,36,077
Philippines1,23,00017,91,00021,46,60025,72,80029,00,00029,00,00029,85,45233,99,29139,19,71341,78,822
Poland9,45,15958,58,49869,72,13068,87,67670,31,05572,33,85472,65,54673,27,91876,30,95778,51,42277,97,605
Qatar25,6091,45,7871,64,6011,85,1272,15,4872,25,4722,37,7742,53,7182,56,5602,67,9062,84,679
Romania3,77,09030,00,60032,83,15035,41,34037,90,27040,16,38942,62,13244,49,50047,53,40050,87,00052,77,600
Rwanda1,1803,9428,6455,4982,7812,91721,12521,72121,7807,5018,885
Samoa652001,0841,2382,0212,0842,1691,692
San Marino1,2205,9926,5389,90210,23111,70011,64112,00010,50010,85811,081
Saudi Arabia67,79817,11,59819,51,45725,40,15163,35,55763,97,54166,53,29168,21,87368,01,949
Serbia33,4868,59,8929,70,40710,63,97711,73,63511,91,07813,20,23014,50,95814,80,75415,52,16016,22,813
Seychelles9486,7939,41210,57712,41111,82713,42014,03515,22119,69626,979
Singapore69,0006,56,20013,38,40014,08,20014,32,80014,93,40014,74,00014,86,20015,91,90014,75,70014,93,60014,98,100
Solomon Islands4502,5222,4302,1321,8841,3351,4201,6391,1661,4881,045
South Africa1,65,2907,43,0009,07,00011,07,20016,15,21017,06,31314,09,34711,50,77011,23,18911,07,01312,50,356
Sweden2,49,00025,22,00029,99,53730,27,45930,73,17431,47,61532,81,40834,96,24036,79,76838,66,35339,73,62239,94,475
Switzerland56,41616,69,21729,13,51730,78,33832,12,37134,38,09435,35,98637,00,56337,75,91639,16,72038,83,87838,84,000
Tajikistan4,7005,0205,4005,8006,1006,0006,0006,000
United Republic of Tanzania2,5897,55428,26841,32556,42584,6001,06,0003,18,4747,63,4668,61,23410,32,667
Thailand5,55,49532,51,85138,95,00045,19,00051,92,00054,40,00062,29,00072,19,00082,08,00091,89,0001,01,08,819
Togo27,22534,03941,4936,91512,61066,07248,76350,55026,15631,899
Turkmenistan7231,1001,4001,8002,3003,0004,0005,000
Tuvalu150240450450450450450450450
Ukraine1,30,00029,55,86231,70,38436,44,97639,96,55039,45,57549,78,81351,25,49952,39,74354,05,12567,84,185
United Arab Emirates1,9731,29,3207,86,8188,66,9689,54,98810,41,93410,91,76312,34,44712,97,58527,61,83030,24,56530,45,957
United Kingdom52,89098,98,6531,91,51,5082,05,88,9012,16,85,6682,30,39,8032,37,29,8002,46,86,4862,54,45,6192,60,43,4312,65,86,110
United States of America70,69,8745,11,56,3508,45,22,0008,83,17,0009,25,14,0009,60,32,0009,78,10,00010,22,12,00010,57,14,00010,81,99,00011,08,65,00011,40,93,000
Uruguay48,5393,83,5494,72,8765,80,6697,37,0788,40,2619,00,9339,21,6779,53,2819,77,39010,12,410
Uzbekistan8,2711,18,0001,47,7602,20,5753,06,3008,20,45017,87,78627,46,36033,20,21041,23,50845,97,265
Vanuatu595003373103104,5694,2974,386
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)4,4733,56,19816,73,07618,15,63820,36,70922,33,43124,00,08325,89,71326,13,99126,07,82926,04,57825,61,210
Viet Nam2,10,02436,69,32138,38,20647,75,36851,52,57660,00,52776,57,61990,98,2881,12,69,9361,29,94,4511,48,02,380
Yemen1,49884,0001,09,0001,67,3002,56,8003,40,0003,95,0002,76,2193,69,0043,86,330
Zambia2125010,26716,41514,99913,44720,52123,39031,78435,91272,22888,891
Zimbabwe10,18533,00034,00071,9051,03,9161,52,2341,63,9871,70,8381,87,3102,03,0562,04,424