Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — all countries

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Northern Europe

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions in Northern Europe in 2024 — 44,225,843 subs. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 3,031.9%.

2024 44.23M subs +1.82% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 44.23M subs2024
Period minimum 1.41M subs2001

Trend over time

2001–2024 · subscriptions

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Northern Europe, 2001–2024020M40M60M2001200420072010201320162019202220242001: 1,412,115 subs2002: 3,238,069 subs2003: 6,077,366 subs2004: 10,554,360 subs2005: 16,817,621 subs2006: 21,307,824 subs2007: 25,410,406 subs2008: 27,734,989 subs2009: 28,592,849 subs2010: 30,166,031 subs2011: 31,895,658 subs2012: 33,291,426 subs2013: 35,118,066 subs2014: 36,172,636 subs2015: 37,533,439 subs2016: 38,731,358 subs2017: 39,602,450 subs2018: 40,363,696 subs2019: 40,875,593 subs2020: 41,768,632 subs2021: 42,547,018 subs2022: 43,075,978 subs2023: 43,435,824 subs2024: 44,225,843 subs
Change over the period: +42.81M (+3,031.89%) Average annual rate: 16.15 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Northern Europe 44.23M subs
World 1.58B subs
Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Northern Europe, by year Northern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year subs Change Change, %
2024 44.23M +790,019 +1.82%
2023 43.44M +359,846 +0.84%
2022 43.08M +528,960 +1.24%
2021 42.55M +778,386 +1.86%
2020 41.77M +893,039 +2.18%
2019 40.88M +511,897 +1.27%
2018 40.36M +761,246 +1.92%
2017 39.6M +871,092 +2.25%
2016 38.73M +1.2M +3.19%
2015 37.53M +1.36M +3.76%
2014 36.17M +1.05M +3%
2013 35.12M +1.83M +5.49%
2012 33.29M +1.4M +4.38%
2011 31.9M +1.73M +5.73%
2010 30.17M +1.57M +5.5%
2009 28.59M +857,860 +3.09%
2008 27.73M +2.32M +9.15%
2007 25.41M +4.1M +19.25%
2006 21.31M +4.49M +26.7%
2005 16.82M +6.26M +59.34%
2004 10.55M +4.48M +73.67%
2003 6.08M +2.84M +87.68%
2002 3.24M +1.83M +129.31%
2001 1.41M

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.