{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ae-broadband-subscriptions","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ae-broadband-subscriptions","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ae-broadband-subscriptions/","title":"United Arab Emirates Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100 People) (2024)","description":"United Arab Emirates's Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100 People): 40.8 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in 2024, +10.1% YoY.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","World Bank","United Arab Emirates","2024"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"United Arab Emirates","temporal_coverage":"1999/2024","unit":"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"United Arab Emirates Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100 People)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IT.NET.BBND.P2?locations=AE"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1999–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"26"},{"label":"Geography","value":"United Arab Emirates"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"United Arab Emirates (2024)","value":"40.8","unit":"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+10.1% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+10.1%","unit":"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"26","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"United Arab Emirates Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100 People)"}],"observation_count":26,"observations":[{"period":"1999","value":0.011848024},{"period":"2000","value":0.0564751007206086},{"period":"2001","value":0.224890495462712},{"period":"2002","value":0.42033690639922},{"period":"2003","value":0.723370567664737},{"period":"2004","value":1.26769966901989},{"period":"2005","value":2.77225770077538},{"period":"2006","value":4.80365734363459},{"period":"2007","value":6.75243815820938},{"period":"2008","value":8.84668768634977},{"period":"2009","value":10.2939917919302},{"period":"2010","value":11.3401100518955},{"period":"2011","value":12.0421872697298},{"period":"2012","value":12.7380681483205},{"period":"2013","value":13.303809433458},{"period":"2014","value":13.2545793464851},{"period":"2015","value":14.230538629127},{"period":"2016","value":14.3683229738697},{"period":"2017","value":29.9082975943997},{"period":"2018","value":32.3591212887309},{"period":"2019","value":32.480344369022},{"period":"2020","value":34.345290333178},{"period":"2021","value":36.5005361093336},{"period":"2022","value":36.8485872897377},{"period":"2023","value":37.0968234502256},{"period":"2024","value":40.840113505519}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"40.8","yoyChange":"+10.1%"},{"year":"2023","value":"37.1","yoyChange":"+0.7%"},{"year":"2022","value":"36.8","yoyChange":"+1.0%"},{"year":"2021","value":"36.5","yoyChange":"+6.3%"},{"year":"2020","value":"34.3","yoyChange":"+5.7%"},{"year":"2019","value":"32.5","yoyChange":"+0.4%"},{"year":"2018","value":"32.4","yoyChange":"+8.2%"},{"year":"2017","value":"29.9","yoyChange":"+108.2%"},{"year":"2016","value":"14.4","yoyChange":"+1.0%"},{"year":"2015","value":"14.2","yoyChange":"+7.4%"},{"year":"2014","value":"13.3","yoyChange":"-0.4%"},{"year":"2013","value":"13.3","yoyChange":"+4.4%"},{"year":"2012","value":"12.7","yoyChange":"+5.8%"},{"year":"2011","value":"12.0","yoyChange":"+6.2%"},{"year":"2010","value":"11.3","yoyChange":"+10.2%"},{"year":"2009","value":"10.3","yoyChange":"+16.4%"},{"year":"2008","value":"8.8","yoyChange":"+31.0%"},{"year":"2007","value":"6.8","yoyChange":"+40.6%"},{"year":"2006","value":"4.8","yoyChange":"+73.3%"},{"year":"2005","value":"2.8","yoyChange":"+118.7%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in United Arab Emirates from 1998 to present. Fixed broadband penetration measures high-speed connectivity infrastructure maturity and is a key input for digital service delivery economics. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1999–2024 (26 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 40.8 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 0 in 1999. The latest reading of 40.8 in 2024 represents a change of +3.7."}]}