Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — all countries

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Portugal

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions in Portugal in 2024 — 4,716,811 subs. Ranked 35 in the world out of 151. Since 1999, the indicator has risen by 1,588,051.9%.

2024 4.72M subs +2.52% vs 2023
World rank 35of 151
Period maximum 4.72M subs2024
Period minimum 297 subs1999

Trend over time

1999–2024 · subscriptions

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Portugal, 1999–202402M4M6M1999200220052008201120142017202020231999: 297 subs2000: 25,154 subs2001: 99,316 subs2002: 260,591 subs2003: 502,030 subs2004: 838,371 subs2005: 1,165,440 subs2006: 1,423,687 subs2007: 1,527,050 subs2008: 1,635,427 subs2009: 1,911,827 subs2010: 2,126,689 subs2011: 2,243,036 subs2012: 2,390,778 subs2013: 2,563,356 subs2014: 2,857,776 subs2015: 3,142,188 subs2016: 3,375,597 subs2017: 3,574,638 subs2018: 3,784,684 subs2019: 3,967,716 subs2020: 4,160,812 subs2021: 4,313,761 subs2022: 4,472,779 subs2023: 4,601,076 subs2024: 4,716,811 subs
Change over the period: +4.72M (+1,588,051.85%) Average annual rate: 47.24 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Portugal 4.72M subs
World 1.58B subs
Southern Europe computed 53.62M subs
High-income countries computed 474M subs
Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Portugal, by year Portugal All countries CSV XLSX
Year subs Change Change, %
2024 4.72M +115,735 +2.52%
2023 4.6M +128,297 +2.87%
2022 4.47M +159,018 +3.69%
2021 4.31M +152,949 +3.68%
2020 4.16M +193,096 +4.87%
2019 3.97M +183,032 +4.84%
2018 3.78M +210,046 +5.88%
2017 3.57M +199,041 +5.9%
2016 3.38M +233,409 +7.43%
2015 3.14M +284,412 +9.95%
2014 2.86M +294,420 +11.49%
2013 2.56M +172,578 +7.22%
2012 2.39M +147,742 +6.59%
2011 2.24M +116,347 +5.47%
2010 2.13M +214,862 +11.24%
2009 1.91M +276,400 +16.9%
2008 1.64M +108,377 +7.1%
2007 1.53M +103,363 +7.26%
2006 1.42M +258,247 +22.16%
2005 1.17M +327,069 +39.01%
2004 838,371 +336,341 +67%
2003 502,030 +241,439 +92.65%
2002 260,591 +161,275 +162.39%
2001 99,316 +74,162 +294.83%
2000 25,154 +24,857 +8,369.36%
1999 297

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.