Fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population fell 5.06% to 1.38% in India in 2017, according to World Bank.
Historically, fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population in India reached an all time high of 1.46% in 2016 and an all time low of 0% in 2000. When compared to India's main peers, fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population in Bangladesh amounted to 4.52%, 27.1% in China, 0.955% in Pakistan and 5.65% in Sri Lanka in 2017.
India has been ranked 113th within the group of 152 countries we follow in terms of fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population, 6 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Fixed Broadband Internet Penetration Based on Connections (As % of Population) | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
Afghanistan | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.005% | 0.005% | 0.005% | 0.005% | 0.022% | |||||||||||||
Bangladesh | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.307% | 0.389% | 0.979% | 1.97% | 3.08% | |||||||||||||
Bhutan | % | ... | ... | ... | 1.82% | 2.27% | 2.73% | 3.29% | 3.63% | |||||||||||||
China | % | ... | ... | ... | 11.4% | 12.8% | 13.7% | 14.5% | 20.0% | |||||||||||||
India | % | ... | ... | ... | 1.09% | 1.21% | 1.20% | 1.25% | 1.33% | |||||||||||||
Iran | % | ... | ... | ... | 2.81% | 4.99% | 6.70% | 7.90% | 8.41% | |||||||||||||
Japan | % | ... | ... | ... | 28.1% | 28.5% | 29.1% | 29.9% | 30.9% | |||||||||||||
Malaysia | % | ... | ... | ... | 8.73% | 10.0% | 9.94% | 10.2% | 10.1% | |||||||||||||
Maldives | % | ... | ... | ... | 5.32% | 5.35% | 5.93% | 5.69% | 6.55% | |||||||||||||
Myanmar | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.042% | ... | ... | ... | 0.061% | |||||||||||||
Pakistan | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.663% | 0.849% | 0.898% | 1.09% | 0.962% | |||||||||||||
Russia | % | ... | ... | ... | 12.3% | 14.7% | 16.7% | 17.6% | 19.1% | |||||||||||||
Sri Lanka | % | ... | ... | ... | 1.72% | 1.68% | 2.00% | 2.67% | 2.92% | |||||||||||||
USA | % | ... | ... | ... | 28.1% | 29.2% | 30.1% | 30.5% | 31.7% |