Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — all countries

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Europe & Central Asia

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions in Europe & Central Asia in 2025 — 321,000,000 subs. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 2,238.3%.

2025 321M subs +3.22% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 321M subs2025
Period minimum 13.73M subs2002

Trend over time

2002–2025 · subscriptions

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Europe & Central Asia, 2002–20250100M200M300M400M2002200520082011201420172020202320252002: 13,727,835 subs2003: 24,979,185 subs2004: 43,256,734 subs2005: 66,095,091 subs2006: 91,501,481 subs2007: 116,707,962 subs2008: 136,931,466 subs2009: 153,568,081 subs2010: 168,621,886 subs2011: 181,138,326 subs2012: 192,487,473 subs2013: 204,571,387 subs2014: 212,703,007 subs2015: 224,300,000 subs2016: 233,500,000 subs2017: 246,200,000 subs2018: 255,000,000 subs2019: 262,600,000 subs2020: 275,000,000 subs2021: 286,000,000 subs2022: 293,000,000 subs2023: 303,000,000 subs2024: 311,000,000 subs2025: 321,000,000 subs
Change over the period: +307M (+2,238.31%) Average annual rate: 14.69 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Europe & Central Asia

Europe & Central Asia 321M subs
World 1.65B subs
Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Europe & Central Asia, by year Europe & Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year subs Change Change, %
2025 321M +10M +3.22%
2024 311M +8M +2.64%
2023 303M +10M +3.41%
2022 293M +7M +2.45%
2021 286M +11M +4%
2020 275M +12.4M +4.72%
2019 263M +7.6M +2.98%
2018 255M +8.8M +3.57%
2017 246M +12.7M +5.44%
2016 234M +9.2M +4.1%
2015 224M +11.6M +5.45%
2014 213M +8.13M +3.97%
2013 205M +12.08M +6.28%
2012 192M +11.35M +6.27%
2011 181M +12.52M +7.42%
2010 169M +15.05M +9.8%
2009 154M +16.64M +12.15%
2008 137M +20.22M +17.33%
2007 117M +25.21M +27.55%
2006 91.5M +25.41M +38.44%
2005 66.1M +22.84M +52.8%
2004 43.26M +18.28M +73.17%
2003 24.98M +11.25M +81.96%
2002 13.73M

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.