Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — all countries

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Western Asia

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions in Western Asia in 2024 — 57,675,091 subs. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 17,320.8%.

2024 57.68M subs +1.49% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 57.68M subs2024
Period minimum 331,071 subs2002

Trend over time

2002–2024 · subscriptions

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Western Asia, 2002–2024020M40M60M200220052008201120142017202020232002: 331,071 subs2003: 951,046 subs2004: 1,760,328 subs2005: 3,175,425 subs2006: 4,966,805 subs2007: 7,871,645 subs2008: 9,935,035 subs2009: 11,661,519 subs2010: 13,490,901 subs2011: 15,550,460 subs2012: 17,579,537 subs2013: 16,980,912 subs2014: 18,402,881 subs2015: 24,817,193 subs2016: 26,291,152 subs2017: 34,567,582 subs2018: 36,989,104 subs2019: 38,813,107 subs2020: 44,861,393 subs2021: 49,911,119 subs2022: 54,275,006 subs2023: 56,826,343 subs2024: 57,675,091 subs
Change over the period: +57.34M (+17,320.76%) Average annual rate: 26.43 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Western Asia 57.68M subs
World 1.58B subs
Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Western Asia, by year Western Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year subs Change Change, %
2024 57.68M +848,748 +1.49%
2023 56.83M +2.55M +4.7%
2022 54.28M +4.36M +8.74%
2021 49.91M +5.05M +11.26%
2020 44.86M +6.05M +15.58%
2019 38.81M +1.82M +4.93%
2018 36.99M +2.42M +7.01%
2017 34.57M +8.28M +31.48%
2016 26.29M +1.47M +5.94%
2015 24.82M +6.41M +34.85%
2014 18.4M +1.42M +8.37%
2013 16.98M −598,625 −3.41%
2012 17.58M +2.03M +13.05%
2011 15.55M +2.06M +15.27%
2010 13.49M +1.83M +15.69%
2009 11.66M +1.73M +17.38%
2008 9.94M +2.06M +26.21%
2007 7.87M +2.9M +58.49%
2006 4.97M +1.79M +56.41%
2005 3.18M +1.42M +80.39%
2004 1.76M +809,282 +85.09%
2003 951,046 +619,975 +187.26%
2002 331,071

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.