Fixed broadband subscriptions in Sweden
Sweden: Fixed broadband subscriptions was 4.31 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fixed broadband subscriptions in Sweden, 2000–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed broadband subscriptions in Sweden is 4.31 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions in Sweden peaked at 4.31 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 249,000, in 2000.
That places Sweden 40th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.78 million | 249,000 | 2.95 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.45 million | 3.00 million | 4.04 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.26 million | 4.18 million | 4.31 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More infrastructure data for Sweden
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 7.51 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 796,716 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 140.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 14.92 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 19.55 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 180,974 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 324.82 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 171 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 16,306 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 95.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed broadband subscriptions in Sweden?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions in Sweden was 4.31 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 4.31 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 249,000 in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for fixed broadband subscriptions?
- Sweden ranks 40th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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.