Fixed broadband subscriptions in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Fixed broadband subscriptions was 137.00 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed broadband subscriptions in Latin America & Caribbean, 2000–2025
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed broadband subscriptions in Latin America & Caribbean is 137.00 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 104.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 137.00 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 138,033, in 2000.
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 | 11.38 million | 138,033 | 33.70 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.04 million | 39.18 million | 86.80 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 117.50 million | 97.00 million | 137.00 million | 6 |
More infrastructure data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 80.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 116.8 per 100 people (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 779.00 million (2025)
- Air transport, passengers carried 316.28 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 2.64 million (2023)
- Air transport, freight 6,768 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 13,868 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 21,253 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 83.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed broadband subscriptions in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions in Latin America & Caribbean was 137.00 million in 2025, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 137.00 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 138,033 in 2000.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.