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Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — all countries

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Lower-middle-income countries

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions in lower-middle-income countries in 2024 — 163,010,848 subs. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 6,670.3%.

2024 163M subs +9.18% vs 2023
World rank —
Period maximum 163M subs2024
Period minimum 2.41M subs2005

Trend over time

2005–2024 · subscriptions

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Lower-middle-income countries, 2005–2024050M100M150M200M200520072009201120132015201720192021202320242005: 2,407,737 subs2006: 4,741,453 subs2007: 7,711,862 subs2008: 12,970,928 subs2009: 19,116,572 subs2010: 24,182,002 subs2011: 31,402,720 subs2012: 38,036,998 subs2013: 42,702,087 subs2014: 49,980,888 subs2015: 57,119,066 subs2016: 66,826,684 subs2017: 73,561,459 subs2018: 81,817,482 subs2019: 89,972,621 subs2020: 107,510,471 subs2021: 124,653,415 subs2022: 136,969,716 subs2023: 149,300,479 subs2024: 163,010,848 subs
Change over the period: +161M (+6,670.29%) Average annual rate: 24.84 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lower-middle-income countries

Lower-middle-income countries 163M subs
World 1.58B subs
Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Lower-middle-income countries, by year Lower-middle-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year subs Change Change, %
2024 163M +13.71M +9.18%
2023 149M +12.33M +9%
2022 137M +12.32M +9.88%
2021 125M +17.14M +15.95%
2020 108M +17.54M +19.49%
2019 89.97M +8.16M +9.97%
2018 81.82M +8.26M +11.22%
2017 73.56M +6.73M +10.08%
2016 66.83M +9.71M +17%
2015 57.12M +7.14M +14.28%
2014 49.98M +7.28M +17.05%
2013 42.7M +4.67M +12.26%
2012 38.04M +6.63M +21.13%
2011 31.4M +7.22M +29.86%
2010 24.18M +5.07M +26.5%
2009 19.12M +6.15M +47.38%
2008 12.97M +5.26M +68.19%
2007 7.71M +2.97M +62.65%
2006 4.74M +2.33M +96.93%
2005 2.41M — —

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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