Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — all countries

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Southern Europe

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions in Southern Europe in 2024 — 53,619,739 subs. Since 2003, the indicator has risen by 976.5%.

2024 53.62M subs +2.51% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 53.62M subs2024
Period minimum 4.98M subs2003

Trend over time

2003–2024 · subscriptions

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Southern Europe, 2003–2024020M40M60M200320062009201220152018202120242003: 4,980,800 subs2004: 9,216,249 subs2005: 13,635,847 subs2006: 17,958,269 subs2007: 22,109,345 subs2008: 25,575,114 subs2009: 28,311,526 subs2010: 31,298,486 subs2011: 32,844,368 subs2012: 34,090,973 subs2013: 35,725,298 subs2014: 37,563,834 subs2015: 39,493,913 subs2016: 41,426,636 subs2017: 43,586,363 subs2018: 45,316,222 subs2019: 46,677,661 subs2020: 48,390,873 subs2021: 49,984,841 subs2022: 50,859,162 subs2023: 52,305,271 subs2024: 53,619,739 subs
Change over the period: +48.64M (+976.53%) Average annual rate: 11.98 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Southern Europe 53.62M subs
World 1.58B subs
Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Southern Europe, by year Southern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year subs Change Change, %
2024 53.62M +1.31M +2.51%
2023 52.31M +1.45M +2.84%
2022 50.86M +874,321 +1.75%
2021 49.98M +1.59M +3.29%
2020 48.39M +1.71M +3.67%
2019 46.68M +1.36M +3%
2018 45.32M +1.73M +3.97%
2017 43.59M +2.16M +5.21%
2016 41.43M +1.93M +4.89%
2015 39.49M +1.93M +5.14%
2014 37.56M +1.84M +5.15%
2013 35.73M +1.63M +4.79%
2012 34.09M +1.25M +3.8%
2011 32.84M +1.55M +4.94%
2010 31.3M +2.99M +10.55%
2009 28.31M +2.74M +10.7%
2008 25.58M +3.47M +15.68%
2007 22.11M +4.15M +23.12%
2006 17.96M +4.32M +31.7%
2005 13.64M +4.42M +47.95%
2004 9.22M +4.24M +85.04%
2003 4.98M

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.