{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"pk-broadband-subscriptions","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/pk-broadband-subscriptions","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/pk-broadband-subscriptions/","title":"Pakistan Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100 People) (2024)","description":"Pakistan's Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100 People): 1.5 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in 2024, +8.1% YoY.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","World Bank","Pakistan","2024"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Pakistan","temporal_coverage":"2005/2024","unit":"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Pakistan 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=PK"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"20"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Pakistan"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Pakistan (2024)","value":"1.5","unit":"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+8.1% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+8.1%","unit":"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"20","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Pakistan Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100 People)"}],"observation_count":20,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":0.00832130676524748},{"period":"2006","value":0.0148099964442874},{"period":"2007","value":0.0244740686448274},{"period":"2008","value":0.0886980405021738},{"period":"2009","value":0.201479567487298},{"period":"2010","value":0.396251142478111},{"period":"2011","value":0.572428723960877},{"period":"2012","value":0.730404005930164},{"period":"2013","value":0.77134330599483},{"period":"2014","value":0.93747803388209},{"period":"2015","value":0.825252755772547},{"period":"2016","value":1.13034740811719},{"period":"2017","value":1.03818686573522},{"period":"2018","value":0.952870734503035},{"period":"2019","value":0.881514330669917},{"period":"2020","value":1.03954036154268},{"period":"2021","value":1.23144065449307},{"period":"2022","value":1.28371909626329},{"period":"2023","value":1.35622425766449},{"period":"2024","value":1.46559368502535}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"1.5","yoyChange":"+8.1%"},{"year":"2023","value":"1.4","yoyChange":"+5.6%"},{"year":"2022","value":"1.3","yoyChange":"+4.2%"},{"year":"2021","value":"1.2","yoyChange":"+18.5%"},{"year":"2020","value":"1.0","yoyChange":"+17.9%"},{"year":"2019","value":"0.9","yoyChange":"-7.5%"},{"year":"2018","value":"1.0","yoyChange":"-8.2%"},{"year":"2017","value":"1.0","yoyChange":"-8.2%"},{"year":"2016","value":"1.1","yoyChange":"+37.0%"},{"year":"2015","value":"0.8","yoyChange":"-12.0%"},{"year":"2014","value":"0.9","yoyChange":"+21.5%"},{"year":"2013","value":"0.8","yoyChange":"+5.6%"},{"year":"2012","value":"0.7","yoyChange":"+27.6%"},{"year":"2011","value":"0.6","yoyChange":"+44.5%"},{"year":"2010","value":"0.4","yoyChange":"+96.7%"},{"year":"2009","value":"0.2","yoyChange":"+127.2%"},{"year":"2008","value":"0.1","yoyChange":"+262.4%"},{"year":"2007","value":"0.0","yoyChange":"+65.3%"},{"year":"2006","value":"0.0","yoyChange":"+78.0%"},{"year":"2005","value":"0.0","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in Pakistan 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 2005–2024 (20 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 1.5 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 0 in 2005. The latest reading of 1.5 in 2024 represents a change of +0.1."}]}