Fixed broadband subscriptions in Italy
Italy: Fixed broadband subscriptions was 18.86 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fixed broadband subscriptions in Italy, 2000–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Italy recorded 18.86 million for fixed broadband subscriptions in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions in Italy peaked at 18.95 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 115,000, in 2000.
Italy ranks 14th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 | 5.71 million | 115,000 | 12.08 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.05 million | 13.10 million | 17.47 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.64 million | 18.13 million | 18.95 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More infrastructure data for Italy
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 34.21 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 20.30 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 132.57 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 78.67 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 20.26 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 185,458 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 1,121 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 182.5 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 3,092 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 89.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed broadband subscriptions in Italy?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions in Italy was 18.86 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 18.95 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 115,000 in 2000.
- How does Italy rank for fixed broadband subscriptions?
- Italy ranks 14th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy 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.