United Kingdom (2024)
42.2
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
+1.8% YoY
YoY Change
+1.8%
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
Trend
up
Series length
25
years of data

Data

United Kingdom Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100 People) (2024) — source data. World Bank.
Year subscriptions per 100 inhabitants YoY Change
2024 42.2 +1.8%
2023 41.4 +0.4%
2022 41.3 +0.4%
2021 41.1 +1.3%
2020 40.6 +1.4%
2019 40 +0.5%
2018 39.8 +1.5%
2017 39.2 +1.5%
2016 38.7 +2.5%
2015 37.7 +3.1%
2014 36.6 +2.2%
2013 35.8 +5.5%
2012 33.9 +4.6%
2011 32.4 +6.7%
2010 30.4 +6.3%
2009 28.6 +2.5%
2008 27.9 +10.0%
2007 25.4 +19.0%
2006 21.3 +30.5%
2005 16.3 +60.5%

About this Dataset

United Kingdom recorded 42.2 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in 2024. The latest change was +0.8. Across 2000–2024 the series ranges from 0.1 in 2000 to 42.2 in 2024.

This page tracks fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in United Kingdom 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 Kingdom 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 2000–2024 (25 observations).

The series peaked at 42.2 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 0.1 in 2000. The latest reading of 42.2 in 2024 represents a change of +0.8.