Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — all countries

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — European Union

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions in the European Union in 2024 — 175,160,876 subs. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 10,635.1%.

2024 175M subs −0.08% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 175M subs2023
Period minimum 1.63M subs2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · subscriptions

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — European Union, 2000–2024050M100M150M200M2000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 1,631,668 subs2001: 5,960,319 subs2002: 11,661,813 subs2003: 20,101,399 subs2004: 33,914,418 subs2005: 50,058,179 subs2006: 68,601,295 subs2007: 85,599,736 subs2008: 96,626,366 subs2009: 106,409,586 subs2010: 113,613,097 subs2011: 120,106,101 subs2012: 124,201,793 subs2013: 129,032,849 subs2014: 134,102,590 subs2015: 139,127,853 subs2016: 144,211,616 subs2017: 149,810,842 subs2018: 154,290,371 subs2019: 158,462,238 subs2020: 163,762,167 subs2021: 168,367,743 subs2022: 172,887,839 subs2023: 175,299,392 subs2024: 175,160,876 subs
Change over the period: +174M (+10,635.08%) Average annual rate: 21.51 %

Comparison, 2024

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

European Union 175M subs
World 1.58B subs
Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — European Union, by year European Union All countries CSV XLSX
Year subs Change Change, %
2024 175M −138,516 −0.08%
2023 175M +2.41M +1.39%
2022 173M +4.52M +2.68%
2021 168M +4.61M +2.81%
2020 164M +5.3M +3.34%
2019 158M +4.17M +2.7%
2018 154M +4.48M +2.99%
2017 150M +5.6M +3.88%
2016 144M +5.08M +3.65%
2015 139M +5.03M +3.75%
2014 134M +5.07M +3.93%
2013 129M +4.83M +3.89%
2012 124M +4.1M +3.41%
2011 120M +6.49M +5.72%
2010 114M +7.2M +6.77%
2009 106M +9.78M +10.12%
2008 96.63M +11.03M +12.88%
2007 85.6M +17M +24.78%
2006 68.6M +18.54M +37.04%
2005 50.06M +16.14M +47.6%
2004 33.91M +13.81M +68.72%
2003 20.1M +8.44M +72.37%
2002 11.66M +5.7M +95.66%
2001 5.96M +4.33M +265.29%
2000 1.63M

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.