United Arab Emirates (2024)
40.8
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
+10.1% YoY
YoY Change
+10.1%
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
Trend
up
Series length
26
years of data

Data

United Arab Emirates Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100 People) (2024) — source data. World Bank.
Year subscriptions per 100 inhabitants YoY Change
2024 40.8 +10.1%
2023 37.1 +0.7%
2022 36.8 +1.0%
2021 36.5 +6.3%
2020 34.3 +5.7%
2019 32.5 +0.4%
2018 32.4 +8.2%
2017 29.9 +108.2%
2016 14.4 +1.0%
2015 14.2 +7.4%
2014 13.3 -0.4%
2013 13.3 +4.4%
2012 12.7 +5.8%
2011 12 +6.2%
2010 11.3 +10.2%
2009 10.3 +16.4%
2008 8.8 +31.0%
2007 6.8 +40.6%
2006 4.8 +73.3%
2005 2.8 +118.7%

About this Dataset

United Arab Emirates recorded 40.8 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in 2024. The latest change was +3.7. Across 1999–2024 the series ranges from 0 in 1999 to 40.8 in 2024.

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.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

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.

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).

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.