Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — all countries

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Germany

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions in Germany in 2024 — 38,561,677 subs. Ranked 6 in the world out of 151. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 14,451.6%.

2024 38.56M subs +0.5% vs 2023
World rank 6of 151
Period maximum 38.56M subs2024
Period minimum 265,000 subs2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · subscriptions

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Germany, 2000–2024010M20M30M40M2000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 265,000 subs2001: 2,100,000 subs2002: 3,205,000 subs2003: 4,470,000 subs2004: 7,000,000 subs2005: 10,786,800 subs2006: 14,977,200 subs2007: 19,751,400 subs2008: 22,710,136 subs2009: 24,964,600 subs2010: 26,161,950 subs2011: 27,257,096 subs2012: 27,956,700 subs2013: 28,641,961 subs2014: 29,572,818 subs2015: 30,707,429 subs2016: 31,861,900 subs2017: 33,232,299 subs2018: 34,152,033 subs2019: 35,191,417 subs2020: 36,215,303 subs2021: 36,880,564 subs2022: 37,518,124 subs2023: 38,368,429 subs2024: 38,561,677 subs
Change over the period: +38.3M (+14,451.58%) Average annual rate: 23.06 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Germany 38.56M subs
World 1.58B subs
Western Europe computed 91.38M subs
High-income countries computed 474M subs
Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Germany, by year Germany All countries CSV XLSX
Year subs Change Change, %
2024 38.56M +193,248 +0.5%
2023 38.37M +850,305 +2.27%
2022 37.52M +637,560 +1.73%
2021 36.88M +665,261 +1.84%
2020 36.22M +1.02M +2.91%
2019 35.19M +1.04M +3.04%
2018 34.15M +919,734 +2.77%
2017 33.23M +1.37M +4.3%
2016 31.86M +1.15M +3.76%
2015 30.71M +1.13M +3.84%
2014 29.57M +930,857 +3.25%
2013 28.64M +685,261 +2.45%
2012 27.96M +699,604 +2.57%
2011 27.26M +1.1M +4.19%
2010 26.16M +1.2M +4.8%
2009 24.96M +2.25M +9.93%
2008 22.71M +2.96M +14.98%
2007 19.75M +4.77M +31.88%
2006 14.98M +4.19M +38.85%
2005 10.79M +3.79M +54.1%
2004 7M +2.53M +56.6%
2003 4.47M +1.27M +39.47%
2002 3.21M +1.11M +52.62%
2001 2.1M +1.84M +692.45%
2000 265,000

Western Europe, 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.