Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — all countries

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Western Europe

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions in Western Europe in 2024 — 91,381,663 subs. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 8,112.4%.

2024 91.38M subs +0.68% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 91.38M subs2024
Period minimum 1.11M subs2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · subscriptions

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Western Europe, 2000–2024025M50M75M100M2000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 1,112,732 subs2001: 4,089,526 subs2002: 7,759,868 subs2003: 12,672,034 subs2004: 20,525,617 subs2005: 29,290,318 subs2006: 38,923,099 subs2007: 47,883,492 subs2008: 53,771,683 subs2009: 58,890,688 subs2010: 62,348,628 subs2011: 65,407,248 subs2012: 67,809,396 subs2013: 70,064,989 subs2014: 72,501,415 subs2015: 75,091,634 subs2016: 77,553,230 subs2017: 80,039,825 subs2018: 81,807,773 subs2019: 83,792,390 subs2020: 85,977,028 subs2021: 88,017,876 subs2022: 89,392,258 subs2023: 90,761,223 subs2024: 91,381,663 subs
Change over the period: +90.27M (+8,112.37%) Average annual rate: 20.16 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Western Europe 91.38M subs
World 1.58B subs
Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Western Europe, by year Western Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year subs Change Change, %
2024 91.38M +620,440 +0.68%
2023 90.76M +1.37M +1.53%
2022 89.39M +1.37M +1.56%
2021 88.02M +2.04M +2.37%
2020 85.98M +2.18M +2.61%
2019 83.79M +1.98M +2.43%
2018 81.81M +1.77M +2.21%
2017 80.04M +2.49M +3.21%
2016 77.55M +2.46M +3.28%
2015 75.09M +2.59M +3.57%
2014 72.5M +2.44M +3.48%
2013 70.06M +2.26M +3.33%
2012 67.81M +2.4M +3.67%
2011 65.41M +3.06M +4.91%
2010 62.35M +3.46M +5.87%
2009 58.89M +5.12M +9.52%
2008 53.77M +5.89M +12.3%
2007 47.88M +8.96M +23.02%
2006 38.92M +9.63M +32.89%
2005 29.29M +8.76M +42.7%
2004 20.53M +7.85M +61.98%
2003 12.67M +4.91M +63.3%
2002 7.76M +3.67M +89.75%
2001 4.09M +2.98M +267.52%
2000 1.11M

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.