The CIA World Factbook Edition 2025, the latest with this field Communications
Broadband - fixed subscriptions In 8 editions of 36.
Broadband - fixed subscriptions was published in 8 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 2018 to 2025. The 2025 edition carries it in 219 entries, in its Communications section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
entries in the 2025 edition 219
the first edition with it 2018
the latest edition with it 2025
Fields / Communications / Broadband - fixed subscriptions
Published as “Broadband - fixed subscriptions” (2018 to 2025).
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World 1 entry
total: 1,495,600,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 18 (2022 est.) note: the worldwide total of fixed broadband subscriptions has been higher than fixed telephony subscriptions since 2017
Africa 55 entries
total: 5.54 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 12 (2023 est.)
total: 137,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2023 est.) less than 1
total: 24,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2023 est.) less than 1
total: 85,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 3 (2023 est.)
total: 15,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2022 est.) less than 1
total: 3,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2023 est.) less than 1
total: 38,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 7 (2023 est.)
total: 603,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 2 (2022 est.)
total: 1,000 (2022 est.) Data available for 2019 only.
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2022 est.) less than 1
total: 0 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2022 est.) less than 1
total: 3,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2023 est.) less than 1
total: 33,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2022 est.) less than 1
total: 78,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2023 est.)
total: 425,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2023 est.)
total: 17,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2023 est.)
total: 13.6 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 12 (2023 est.)
total: 2,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2022 est.) less than 1
total: 6,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2022 est.) less than 1
total: 34,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 3 (2023 est.)
total: 566,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2022 est.) less than 1
total: 80,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 3 (2022 est.)
total: 6,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2022 est.) less than 1
total: 223,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2023 est.)
total: 1,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2022 est.) less than 1
total: 7,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2023 est.) less than 1
total: 1.32 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 2 (2023 est.)
total: 9,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2023 est.) less than 1
total: 15,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2022 est.) less than 1
total: 326,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 5 (2022 est.)
total: 34,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2023 est.) less than 1
total: 17,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2023 est.) less than 1
total: 179,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2022 est.)
total: 14,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2022 est.) less than 1
total: 343,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 27 (2023 est.)
total: 2.42 million (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 6 (2022 est.)
total: 65,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2022 est.) less than 1
total: 104,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 4 (2023 est.)
total: 14,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2022 est.) less than 1
total: 117,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2023 est.) less than 1
total: 62,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2023 est.) less than 1
total: 1,000 (2018 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 17 (2020 est.)
total: 6,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 3 (2023 est.)
total: 357,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 2 (2023 est.)
total: 39,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 31 (2023 est.)
total: 0 (2021 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2021 est.) less than 1
total: 119,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2022 est.)
total: 2.15 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 3 (2023 est.)
total: 0 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2023 est.) less than 1
total: 30,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2022 est.) less than 1
total: 1.66 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 2 (2023 est.)
total: 114,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2023 est.)
total: 1.73 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 14 (2023 est.)
total: 44,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2023 est.) less than 1
total: 99,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2023 est.) less than 1
total: 269,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 2 (2023 est.)
Arctic Region 2 entries
total: 18,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 32 (2022 est.)
total: 145,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 37 (2023 est.)
Asia 21 entries
total: 33,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2023 est.) less than 1
total: 546,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 19 (2023 est.)
total: 2.15 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 21 (2023 est.)
total: 12.9 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 8 (2023 est.)
total: 10,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2023 est.)
total: 636 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 45 (2023 est.)
total: 1.1 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 29 (2023 est.)
total: 39.3 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 2 (2022 est.)
total: 47.9 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 39 (2023 est.)
total: 3.59 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 18 (2023 est.)
total: 24.1 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 47 (2023 est.)
total: 456,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 6 (2023 est.)
total: 98,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 19 (2023 est.)
total: 499,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 15 (2023 est.)
total: 1.44 million (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 5 (2022 est.)
total: 3.36 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2023 est.)
total: 35.9 million (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 25 (2022 est.)
total: 2.01 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 9 (2023 est.)
total: 6,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2022 est.) less than 1
total: 377,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 5 (2022 est.)
total: 10.8 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 30 (2023 est.)
Central America and the Caribbean 28 entries
total: 5,000 (2018 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 35 (2018 est.)
total: 10,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 11 (2022 est.)
total: 19,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 17 (2022 est.)
total: 95,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 24 (2023 est.)
total: 106,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 37 (2022 est.)
total: 39,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 10 (2022 est.)
total: 7,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 18 (2022 est.)
total: 40,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 56 (2022 est.)
total: 1.15 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 23 (2023 est.)
total: 327,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 3 (2023 est.)
total: 61,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 33 (2022 est.)
total: 14,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 21 (2022 est.)
total: 1.26 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 11 (2023 est.)
total: 671,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 11 (2022 est.)
total: 35,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 30 (2022 est.)
total: 921,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 5 (2023 est.)
total: 35,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2022 est.) less than 1
total: 476,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 4 (2023 est.)
total: 448,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 16 (2023 est.)
total: 2,700 (2018 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 55 (2018 est.)
total: 371,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 5 (2023 est.)
total: 809,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 18 (2023 est.)
total: 751,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 23 (2023 est.)
total: 22,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 47 (2022 est.)
total: 24,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 14 (2022 est.)
total: 31,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 30 (2023 est.)
total: 404,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 27 (2023 est.)
total: 9,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 10 (2022 est.)
Europe 46 entries
total: 632,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 22 (2023 est.)
total: 42,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 52 (2023 est.)
total: 2.71 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 30 (2023 est.)
total: 3.2 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 35 (2023 est.)
total: 5.12 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 44 (2023 est.)
total: 908,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 29 (2023 est.)
total: 2.45 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 36 (2023 est.)
total: 1.11 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 28 (2023 est.)
total: 4.1 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 38 (2023 est.)
total: 2.65 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 44 (2023 est.)
total: 516,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 38 (2023 est.)
total: 172.888 million (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 39 (2022 est.)
total: 19,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 35 (2022 est.)
total: 1.98 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 35 (2023 est.)
total: 32.3 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 49 (2023 est.)
total: 38.4 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 45 (2023 est.)
total: 23,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 61 (2022 est.)
total: 4.48 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 44 (2023 est.)
total: 25,336 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 40 (2020 est.)
total: 3.56 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 37 (2023 est.)
total: 1.65 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 32 (2023 est.)
total: 20.1 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 34 (2023 est.)
total: 39,699 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 37 (2020 est.)
total: 489,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 26 (2023 est.)
total: 20,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 50 (2023 est.)
total: 806,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 28 (2023 est.)
total: 250,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 38 (2022 est.)
total: 236,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 44 (2023 est.)
total: 841,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 27 (2023 est.)
total: 22,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 56 (2023 est.)
total: 203,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 32 (2023 est.)
total: 7.83 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 43 (2023 est.)
total: 515,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 28 (2022 est.)
total: 2.49 million (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 46 (2022 est.)
total: 10.1 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 26 (2023 est.)
total: 4.6 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 44 (2023 est.)
total: 6.63 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 35 (2023 est.)
total: 12,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 36 (2022 est.)
total: 2.08 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 31 (2023 est.)
total: 1.83 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 33 (2023 est.)
total: 683,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 32 (2023 est.)
total: 18.2 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 38 (2023 est.)
total: 4.3 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 41 (2023 est.)
total: 4.33 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 49 (2023 est.)
total: 8.07 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 20 (2023 est.)
total: 28.2 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 41 (2023 est.)
Middle East 17 entries
total: 268,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 17 (2023 est.)
total: 357,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 39 (2023 est.)
total: 431,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 8 (2023 est.) note: includes the West Bank
total: 10.9 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 12 (2023 est.)
total: 7.77 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 17 (2023 est.)
total: 2.76 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 30 (2023 est.)
total: 805,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 7 (2023 est.)
total: 49,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2023 est.)
total: 419,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 7 (2022 est.)
total: 562,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 11 (2023 est.)
total: 347,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 12 (2023 est.)
total: 14.5 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 44 (2023 est.)
total: 1.62 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 7 (2023 est.)
total: 19.6 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 22 (2023 est.)
total: 3.95 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 37 (2023 est.)
total: 431,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 8 (2023 est.) note: includes the Gaza Strip
total: 486,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2022 est.)
North America 4 entries
total: 23,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 36 (2022 est.)
total: 17 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 43 (2023 est.)
total: 26.6 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 21 (2023 est.)
total: 131 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 38 (2023 est.)
Oceania 18 entries
total: 9.63 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 36 (2023 est.)
total: 2,700 (2018 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 15 (2018 est.)
total: 23,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 3 (2022 est.)
total: 78,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 28 (2022 est.)
total: 3,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 2 (2022 est.)
total: 0 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2023 est.) less than 1
total: 1,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 2 (2022 est.)
total: 7,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 6 (2022 est.)
total: 1,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 10 (2022 est.)
total: 56,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 19 (2022 est.)
total: 1.93 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 37 (2023 est.)
total: 1,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 7 (2023 est.)
total: 22,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2022 est.) less than 1
total: 2,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2022 est.)
total: 1,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2022 est.) less than 1
total: 9,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 8 (2022 est.)
total: 0 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 5 (2022 est.)
total: 4,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2022 est.)
South America 13 entries
total: 11.5 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 25 (2023 est.)
total: 1.33 million (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 11 (2022 est.)
total: 48.4 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 23 (2023 est.)
total: 4.52 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 23 (2023 est.)
total: 8.91 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 17 (2023 est.)
total: 2.89 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 16 (2023 est.)
total: 1,000 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 33 (2020 est.)
total: 106,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 13 (2022 est.)
total: 878,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 13 (2023 est.)
total: 3.53 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 10 (2023 est.)
total: 125,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 20 (2022 est.)
total: 1.1 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 32 (2023 est.)
total: 2.7 million (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 10 (2022 est.)
Southeast Asia 14 entries
total: 93,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 20 (2023 est.)
Burma
now Burma (Myanmar)
total: 1.51 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 3 (2023 est.)
total: 510,000 (2022 est.) Slowly increase as focus is on mobile internet
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 3 (2022 est.)
total: 2.97 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 40 (2023 est.)
total: 13.5 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 5 (2023 est.)
total: 183,000 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 2 (2022 est.)
total: 212,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 30 (2023 est.)
total: 4.58 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 13 (2023 est.)
total: 7.51 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 7 (2023 est.)
total: 1.57 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 27 (2023 est.)
total: 5,831,470 (2019 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 25 (2019 est.)
total: 11.5 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 16 (2023 est.)
total: 0 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2023 est.) less than 1
total: 22.8 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 23 (2023 est.)
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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2025, “Broadband - fixed subscriptions”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/broadband-fixed-subscriptions.