Fixed broadband subscriptions in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Fixed broadband subscriptions was 125.00 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed broadband subscriptions in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 2002–2025
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
In 2025, fixed broadband subscriptions in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 125.00 million. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 81.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 125.00 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 172,304, in 2002.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.54 million | 172,304 | 34.91 million | 8 |
| 2010s | 65.89 million | 41.96 million | 87.20 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 109.50 million | 95.00 million | 125.00 million | 6 |
More infrastructure data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.3 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 53.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 142.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 664.00 million (2025)
- Air transport, passengers carried 269.09 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 2.02 million (2023)
- Air transport, freight 11,804 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 5,128 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 11,184 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 90.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed broadband subscriptions in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 125.00 million in 2025, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 125.00 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 172,304 in 2002.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed broadband subscriptions. 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.