Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — all countries

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Sri Lanka

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions in Sri Lanka in 2024 — 1,956,472 subs. Ranked 61 in the world out of 151. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 598,209.5%.

2024 1.96M subs −2.84% vs 2023
World rank 61of 151
Period maximum 2.39M subs2021
Period minimum 327 subs2001

Trend over time

2001–2024 · subscriptions

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Sri Lanka, 2001–202401M2M3M2001200420072010201320162019202220242001: 327 subs2002: 592 subs2003: 3,417 subs2004: 20,450 subs2005: 21,000 subs2006: 22,895 subs2007: 63,263 subs2008: 101,922 subs2009: 169,600 subs2010: 228,316 subs2011: 359,000 subs2012: 354,000 subs2013: 424,357 subs2014: 567,601 subs2015: 625,917 subs2016: 892,184 subs2017: 1,220,504 subs2018: 1,544,313 subs2019: 1,666,317 subs2020: 1,781,530 subs2021: 2,392,653 subs2022: 2,200,400 subs2023: 2,013,566 subs2024: 1,956,472 subs
Change over the period: +1.96M (+598,209.48%) Average annual rate: 45.95 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Sri Lanka 1.96M subs
World 1.58B subs
South Asia 65M subs
Southern Asia computed 79.55M subs
Lower-middle-income countries computed 163M subs
Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Sri Lanka, by year Sri Lanka All countries CSV XLSX
Year subs Change Change, %
2024 1.96M −57,094 −2.84%
2023 2.01M −186,834 −8.49%
2022 2.2M −192,253 −8.04%
2021 2.39M +611,123 +34.3%
2020 1.78M +115,213 +6.91%
2019 1.67M +122,004 +7.9%
2018 1.54M +323,809 +26.53%
2017 1.22M +328,320 +36.8%
2016 892,184 +266,267 +42.54%
2015 625,917 +58,316 +10.27%
2014 567,601 +143,244 +33.76%
2013 424,357 +70,357 +19.87%
2012 354,000 −5,000 −1.39%
2011 359,000 +130,684 +57.24%
2010 228,316 +58,716 +34.62%
2009 169,600 +67,678 +66.4%
2008 101,922 +38,659 +61.11%
2007 63,263 +40,368 +176.32%
2006 22,895 +1,895 +9.02%
2005 21,000 +550 +2.69%
2004 20,450 +17,033 +498.48%
2003 3,417 +2,825 +477.2%
2002 592 +265 +81.04%
2001 327

Southern Asia, 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.