Fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population fell 16.6% to 8.55% in Jamaica in 2017, according to World Bank.
Historically, fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population in Jamaica reached an all time high of 10.2% in 2016 and an all time low of 0% in 2000.
Jamaica has been ranked 83rd within the group of 152 countries we follow in terms of fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population, 24 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 |
| Bahamas | % | ... | ... | ... | 4.24% | 21.0% | 19.3% | 20.3% | 21.1% | |||||||||||||
| Cayman Islands | % | ... | ... | ... | 33.3% | 33.7% | 35.0% | 39.9% | 46.1% | ... | ||||||||||||
| Cuba | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.039% | 0.045% | 0.048% | 0.070% | 0.073% | |||||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | % | ... | ... | ... | 4.18% | 4.72% | 5.09% | 5.74% | 6.51% | |||||||||||||
| Haiti | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.013% | |||||||||||||
| Jamaica | % | ... | ... | ... | 4.30% | 4.46% | 5.08% | 5.45% | 8.21% | |||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | ... | ... | ... | 9.70% | 10.9% | 10.5% | 10.6% | 11.9% | |||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | % | ... | ... | ... | 15.1% | 15.6% | 16.4% | 16.7% | 18.2% | |||||||||||||
| USA | % | ... | ... | ... | 28.1% | 29.2% | 30.1% | 30.5% | 31.7% |
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