Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — all countries

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Belgium

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions in Belgium in 2024 — 5,192,308 subs. Ranked 33 in the world out of 151. Since 1998, the indicator has risen by 47,535.9%.

2024 5.19M subs +1.44% vs 2023
World rank 33of 151
Period maximum 5.19M subs2024
Period minimum 10,900 subs1998

Trend over time

1998–2024 · subscriptions

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Belgium, 1998–202402M4M6M19982001200420072010201320162019202220241998: 10,900 subs1999: 23,000 subs2000: 144,215 subs2001: 460,011 subs2002: 815,418 subs2003: 1,242,928 subs2004: 1,619,944 subs2005: 2,010,584 subs2006: 2,451,585 subs2007: 2,729,624 subs2008: 2,982,500 subs2009: 3,153,262 subs2010: 3,373,143 subs2011: 3,543,759 subs2012: 3,692,009 subs2013: 3,828,918 subs2014: 4,011,201 subs2015: 4,121,049 subs2016: 4,270,309 subs2017: 4,378,973 subs2018: 4,502,950 subs2019: 4,590,707 subs2020: 4,734,210 subs2021: 4,977,986 subs2022: 5,071,842 subs2023: 5,118,844 subs2024: 5,192,308 subs
Change over the period: +5.18M (+47,535.85%) Average annual rate: 26.76 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Belgium

Belgium 5.19M subs
World 1.58B subs
Western Europe computed 91.38M subs
High-income countries computed 474M subs
Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Belgium, by year Belgium All countries CSV XLSX
Year subs Change Change, %
2024 5.19M +73,464 +1.44%
2023 5.12M +47,002 +0.93%
2022 5.07M +93,856 +1.89%
2021 4.98M +243,776 +5.15%
2020 4.73M +143,503 +3.13%
2019 4.59M +87,757 +1.95%
2018 4.5M +123,977 +2.83%
2017 4.38M +108,664 +2.54%
2016 4.27M +149,260 +3.62%
2015 4.12M +109,848 +2.74%
2014 4.01M +182,283 +4.76%
2013 3.83M +136,909 +3.71%
2012 3.69M +148,250 +4.18%
2011 3.54M +170,616 +5.06%
2010 3.37M +219,881 +6.97%
2009 3.15M +170,762 +5.73%
2008 2.98M +252,876 +9.26%
2007 2.73M +278,039 +11.34%
2006 2.45M +441,001 +21.93%
2005 2.01M +390,640 +24.11%
2004 1.62M +377,016 +30.33%
2003 1.24M +427,510 +52.43%
2002 815,418 +355,407 +77.26%
2001 460,011 +315,796 +218.98%
2000 144,215 +121,215 +527.02%
1999 23,000 +12,100 +111.01%
1998 10,900

About the indicator

The number of fixed internet subscriptions at a speed of at least 256 kbit/s: fiber, cable, DSL and other wired technologies. The unit of count is the subscription, and that is usually a household or an organization rather than a person, so the value is several times smaller than the number of internet users. In countries where the internet arrived as mobile from the start, fixed subscriptions are few even at high penetration of the network.

Important: Fixed access only: mobile internet does not enter this series. The threshold of 256 kbit/s is set by ITU and is low by present-day standards, so a very slow connection counts as “broadband” too.

Source: ICT Indicators (ITU), license ITU terms of use.