Fixed broadband subscriptions in Japan

Japan had 38.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1998.

Measure: Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people Unit: Subscriptions per 100 people Data: 1998 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Japan, 2023 38.6 Subscriptions per 100 people
Change from 2022 +1.8per 100 people 2022: 36.8 per 100 people
World, 2023 18.6 per 100 people Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023 37.3 per 100 people Middle value of 38 countries
Position in 2023 21st of 169 See the full ranking

Fixed broadband subscriptions in Japan over time

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Subscriptions per 100 people. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people (subscriptions per 100 people), 2001 to 2025
Period JapanWorld
2025 – 20.1 per 100 people
2024 – 19.3 per 100 people
2023 38.6 per 100 people 18.6 per 100 people
2022 36.8 per 100 people 17.7 per 100 people
2021 35.9 per 100 people 16.7 per 100 people
2020 34.8 per 100 people 15.6 per 100 people
2019 33.5 per 100 people 14.7 per 100 people
2018 32.7 per 100 people 14.0 per 100 people
2017 31.9 per 100 people 13.5 per 100 people
2016 31.3 per 100 people 12.2 per 100 people
2015 30.5 per 100 people 11.3 per 100 people
2014 29.6 per 100 people 10.1 per 100 people
2013 28.9 per 100 people 9.7 per 100 people
2012 28.2 per 100 people 9.2 per 100 people
2011 27.9 per 100 people 8.6 per 100 people
2010 26.6 per 100 people 7.6 per 100 people
2009 25.6 per 100 people 6.9 per 100 people
2008 23.5 per 100 people 6.1 per 100 people
2007 22.1 per 100 people 5.2 per 100 people
2006 20.7 per 100 people 4.3 per 100 people
2005 18.2 per 100 people 3.4 per 100 people
2004 15.3 per 100 people –
2003 11.7 per 100 people –
2002 7.4 per 100 people –
2001 3.0 per 100 people –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.8 from 36.8 per 100 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 28.9 per 100 people, the figure has changed by +9.7.
  • Among the 169 countries with data for 2023, Japan has the 21st highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2023 was 18.6 per 100 people.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
IT.NET.BBND.P2 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1998 to 2023 for Japan
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database