Fixed broadband subscriptions in OECD members
OECD members: Fixed broadband subscriptions was 34.88 per 100 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Fixed broadband subscriptions in OECD members, 2000–2022
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 OECD members is 34.88 per 100 people, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions in OECD members peaked at 34.88 per 100 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.45 per 100 people, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.88 per 100 people | 1.45 per 100 people | 22.76 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.05 per 100 people | 24.01 per 100 people | 31.82 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.17 per 100 people | 33.32 per 100 people | 34.88 per 100 people | 3 |
More infrastructure data for OECD members
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- Fixed telephone subscriptions 429.13 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 122.31 per 100 people (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.69 billion (2022)
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- Air transport, freight 121,066 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 12,756 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 9,318 cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 16.1% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed broadband subscriptions in OECD members?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions in OECD members was 34.88 per 100 people in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 34.88 per 100 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.45 per 100 people in 2000.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.