Fixed broadband subscriptions in Iceland
Iceland: Fixed broadband subscriptions was 37.52 per 100 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fixed broadband subscriptions in Iceland, 1999–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed broadband subscriptions in Iceland is 37.52 per 100 people, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions in Iceland peaked at 39.19 per 100 people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0292 per 100 people, in 1999.
Iceland ranks 34th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0292 per 100 people | 0.0292 per 100 people | 0.0292 per 100 people | 1 |
| 2000s | 20.06 per 100 people | 0.8383 per 100 people | 33.61 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.01 per 100 people | 34.33 per 100 people | 39.19 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.89 per 100 people | 37.42 per 100 people | 38.68 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More infrastructure data for Iceland
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 17.42 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 68,518 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 120.93 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 475,724 (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 4.34 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 37,800 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 191.91 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 170 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 445,023 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 98.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed broadband subscriptions in Iceland?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions in Iceland was 37.52 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 39.19 per 100 people in 2017.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0292 per 100 people in 1999.
- How does Iceland rank for fixed broadband subscriptions?
- Iceland ranks 34th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fixed broadband subscriptions refers to fixed subscriptions to high-speed access to the public Internet (a TCP/IP connection), at downstream speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s. This includes cable modem, DSL, fiber-to-the-home/building, other fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions, satellite broadband and terrestrial fixed wireless broadband. This total is measured irrespective of the method of payment. It excludes subscriptions that have access to data communications (including the Internet) via mobile-cellular networks. It should include fixed WiMAX and any other fixed wireless technologies. It includes both residential subscriptions and subscriptions for organizations.