Fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population rose 8.80% to 13.6% in the World in 2017, according to World Bank.
Historically, fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population in the World reached an all time high of 13.6% in 2017 and an all time low of 0% in 1999. When compared to World's main peers, fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population in China amounted to 27.1%, 40.8% in Germany, 32.3% in Japan and 33.7% in USA in 2017.
World has been ranked th within the group of 152 countries we follow in terms of fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population.
| Fixed Broadband Internet Penetration Based on Connections (As % of Population) | Unit | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Austria | % | ... | ... | 25.2% | 26.4% | 27.8% | 28.9% | 29.7% | ... | |||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | ... | ... | 33.5% | 34.6% | 36.2% | 37.1% | 38.4% | ... | |||||||||||||
| Canada | % | ... | ... | 33.6% | 34.5% | 35.6% | 36.6% | 37.3% | ... | |||||||||||||
| China | % | ... | ... | 12.8% | 13.7% | 14.5% | 20.0% | 23.2% | ... | |||||||||||||
| France | % | ... | ... | 37.6% | 38.9% | 40.4% | 41.7% | 42.8% | ... | |||||||||||||
| Germany | % | ... | ... | 33.8% | 34.8% | 36.0% | 37.5% | 39.2% | ... | |||||||||||||
| India | % | ... | ... | 1.21% | 1.20% | 1.25% | 1.33% | 1.46% | ... | |||||||||||||
| Japan | % | ... | ... | 28.5% | 29.1% | 29.9% | 30.9% | 31.7% | ... | |||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | ... | ... | 10.9% | 10.5% | 10.6% | 11.9% | 12.8% | ... | |||||||||||||
| Poland | % | ... | ... | 18.1% | 18.5% | 19.1% | 19.2% | 19.4% | ... | |||||||||||||
| Russia | % | ... | ... | 14.7% | 16.7% | 17.6% | 19.1% | 19.7% | ... | |||||||||||||
| South Korea | % | ... | ... | 37.3% | 38.2% | 39.0% | 40.6% | 41.6% | ... | |||||||||||||
| USA | % | ... | ... | 29.2% | 30.1% | 30.5% | 31.7% | 32.8% | ... | |||||||||||||
| World | % | 9.19% | 9.71% | 10.2% | 11.6% | 12.5% |
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