Fixed broadband subscriptions in Netherlands
Netherlands: Fixed broadband subscriptions was 7.83 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fixed broadband subscriptions in Netherlands, 1998–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed broadband subscriptions in Netherlands is 7.83 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions in Netherlands peaked at 7.83 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75,500, in 1998.
That places Netherlands 31st out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 75,500 | 75,500 | 75,500 | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.38 million | 260,000 | 6.13 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.95 million | 6.33 million | 7.46 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.72 million | 7.53 million | 7.83 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More infrastructure data for Netherlands
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 21.81 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.98 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 128.54 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 23.43 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 41.44 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 307,432 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 3,286 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 11 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 621.43 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 97.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed broadband subscriptions in Netherlands?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions in Netherlands was 7.83 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 7.83 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 75,500 in 1998.
- How does Netherlands rank for fixed broadband subscriptions?
- Netherlands ranks 31st out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.