{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ca-broadband-subscriptions","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ca-broadband-subscriptions","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ca-broadband-subscriptions/","title":"Canada Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100 People) (2024)","description":"Canada's Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100 People): 42.5 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in 2024, unchanged YoY.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","World Bank","Canada","2024"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Canada","temporal_coverage":"1998/2024","unit":"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Canada 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=CA"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1998–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"27"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Canada"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Canada (2024)","value":"42.5","unit":"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants","trend":{"direction":"neutral","value":"unchanged YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"unchanged","unit":"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants"},{"label":"Trend","value":"neutral","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"27","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Canada Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100 People)"}],"observation_count":27,"observations":[{"period":"1998","value":0.464424857},{"period":"1999","value":1.914487665},{"period":"2000","value":4.56733457739582},{"period":"2001","value":9.08578981511795},{"period":"2002","value":11.1461413881852},{"period":"2003","value":14.1755612319225},{"period":"2004","value":16.8551155306757},{"period":"2005","value":21.5905137127351},{"period":"2006","value":24.5549559236404},{"period":"2007","value":27.4243778082737},{"period":"2008","value":29.4247301533061},{"period":"2009","value":30.4200539401656},{"period":"2010","value":31.6318242774001},{"period":"2011","value":32.6506480077297},{"period":"2012","value":33.4738596726536},{"period":"2013","value":34.2683042479886},{"period":"2014","value":35.2694249557112},{"period":"2015","value":36.4698589080979},{"period":"2016","value":36.8232874759276},{"period":"2017","value":37.8276923396247},{"period":"2018","value":38.7333531661948},{"period":"2019","value":40.076756874499},{"period":"2020","value":40.7949805592606},{"period":"2021","value":41.6930962576979},{"period":"2022","value":42.1792116530791},{"period":"2023","value":42.5241770773151},{"period":"2024","value":42.5238215177079}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"42.5","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2023","value":"42.5","yoyChange":"+0.8%"},{"year":"2022","value":"42.2","yoyChange":"+1.2%"},{"year":"2021","value":"41.7","yoyChange":"+2.2%"},{"year":"2020","value":"40.8","yoyChange":"+1.8%"},{"year":"2019","value":"40.1","yoyChange":"+3.5%"},{"year":"2018","value":"38.7","yoyChange":"+2.4%"},{"year":"2017","value":"37.8","yoyChange":"+2.7%"},{"year":"2016","value":"36.8","yoyChange":"+1.0%"},{"year":"2015","value":"36.5","yoyChange":"+3.4%"},{"year":"2014","value":"35.3","yoyChange":"+2.9%"},{"year":"2013","value":"34.3","yoyChange":"+2.4%"},{"year":"2012","value":"33.5","yoyChange":"+2.5%"},{"year":"2011","value":"32.7","yoyChange":"+3.2%"},{"year":"2010","value":"31.6","yoyChange":"+4.0%"},{"year":"2009","value":"30.4","yoyChange":"+3.4%"},{"year":"2008","value":"29.4","yoyChange":"+7.3%"},{"year":"2007","value":"27.4","yoyChange":"+11.7%"},{"year":"2006","value":"24.6","yoyChange":"+13.7%"},{"year":"2005","value":"21.6","yoyChange":"+28.1%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in Canada 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 1998–2024 (27 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 42.5 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in 2023 and reached its lowest recorded value of 0.5 in 1998. The latest reading of 42.5 in 2024 is unchanged on the previous period."}]}