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Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — all countries

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Costa Rica

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions in Costa Rica in 2024 — 1,194,638 subs. Ranked 70 in the world out of 151. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 13,190%.

2024 1.19M subs +3.89% vs 2023
World rank 70of 151
Period maximum 1.19M subs2024
Period minimum 8,989 subs2002

Trend over time

2002–2024 · subscriptions

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Costa Rica, 2002–20240500,0001M1.5M200220052008201120142017202020232002: 8,989 subs2003: 14,878 subs2004: 27,931 subs2005: 44,914 subs2006: 83,327 subs2007: 95,000 subs2008: 109,939 subs2009: 182,654 subs2010: 396,262 subs2011: 419,782 subs2012: 448,594 subs2013: 484,883 subs2014: 516,337 subs2015: 558,656 subs2016: 639,087 subs2017: 744,041 subs2018: 834,784 subs2019: 904,734 subs2020: 992,725 subs2021: 1,058,767 subs2022: 1,105,670 subs2023: 1,149,924 subs2024: 1,194,638 subs
Change over the period: +1.19M (+13,190%) Average annual rate: 24.89 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Costa Rica 1.19M subs
World 1.58B subs
Latin America & Caribbean 128M subs
Central America computed 32.31M subs
Upper-middle-income countries computed 866M subs
Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Costa Rica, by year Costa Rica All countries CSV XLSX
Year subs Change Change, %
2024 1.19M +44,714 +3.89%
2023 1.15M +44,254 +4%
2022 1.11M +46,903 +4.43%
2021 1.06M +66,042 +6.65%
2020 992,725 +87,991 +9.73%
2019 904,734 +69,950 +8.38%
2018 834,784 +90,743 +12.2%
2017 744,041 +104,954 +16.42%
2016 639,087 +80,431 +14.4%
2015 558,656 +42,319 +8.2%
2014 516,337 +31,454 +6.49%
2013 484,883 +36,289 +8.09%
2012 448,594 +28,812 +6.86%
2011 419,782 +23,520 +5.94%
2010 396,262 +213,608 +116.95%
2009 182,654 +72,715 +66.14%
2008 109,939 +14,939 +15.73%
2007 95,000 +11,673 +14.01%
2006 83,327 +38,413 +85.53%
2005 44,914 +16,983 +60.8%
2004 27,931 +13,053 +87.73%
2003 14,878 +5,889 +65.51%
2002 8,989 — —

Central America, 2024

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

MX Mexico 28.44M CR Costa Rica 1.19M GT Guatemala 982,517 SV El Salvador 789,997 HN Honduras 495,725 NI Nicaragua 399,493
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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.

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