Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — all countries

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Canada

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions in Canada in 2024 — 16,900,000 subs. Ranked 15 in the world out of 151. Since 1998, the indicator has risen by 11,971.4%.

2024 16.9M subs +1.13% vs 2023
World rank 15of 151
Period maximum 16.9M subs2024
Period minimum 140,000 subs1998

Trend over time

1998–2024 · subscriptions

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Canada, 1998–202405M10M15M20M19982001200420072010201320162019202220241998: 140,000 subs1999: 582,000 subs2000: 1,410,932 subs2001: 2,836,000 subs2002: 3,515,000 subs2003: 4,513,000 subs2004: 5,416,000 subs2005: 7,004,000 subs2006: 8,044,000 subs2007: 9,075,322 subs2008: 9,842,303 subs2009: 10,290,000 subs2010: 10,817,103 subs2011: 11,282,579 subs2012: 11,689,914 subs2013: 12,094,461 subs2014: 12,568,000 subs2015: 13,115,376 subs2016: 13,386,496 subs2017: 13,923,805 subs2018: 14,445,606 subs2019: 15,142,175 subs2020: 15,572,220 subs2021: 16,032,687 subs2022: 16,374,501 subs2023: 16,711,621 subs2024: 16,900,000 subs
Change over the period: +16.76M (+11,971.43%) Average annual rate: 20.25 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Canada 16.9M subs
World 1.58B subs
North America 151M subs
Northern America computed 151M subs
High-income countries computed 474M subs
Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Canada, by year Canada All countries CSV XLSX
Year subs Change Change, %
2024 16.9M +188,379 +1.13%
2023 16.71M +337,120 +2.06%
2022 16.37M +341,814 +2.13%
2021 16.03M +460,467 +2.96%
2020 15.57M +430,045 +2.84%
2019 15.14M +696,569 +4.82%
2018 14.45M +521,801 +3.75%
2017 13.92M +537,309 +4.01%
2016 13.39M +271,120 +2.07%
2015 13.12M +547,376 +4.36%
2014 12.57M +473,539 +3.92%
2013 12.09M +404,547 +3.46%
2012 11.69M +407,335 +3.61%
2011 11.28M +465,476 +4.3%
2010 10.82M +527,103 +5.12%
2009 10.29M +447,697 +4.55%
2008 9.84M +766,981 +8.45%
2007 9.08M +1.03M +12.82%
2006 8.04M +1.04M +14.85%
2005 7M +1.59M +29.32%
2004 5.42M +903,000 +20.01%
2003 4.51M +998,000 +28.39%
2002 3.52M +679,000 +23.94%
2001 2.84M +1.43M +101%
2000 1.41M +828,932 +142.43%
1999 582,000 +442,000 +315.71%
1998 140,000

Northern America, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.