Latvia: Fixed broadband subscriptions

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Latvia's fixed broadband subscriptions fell 1.5% on 2023 (from 489,326 to 482,087).

Across the 23 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2023), the average change was +80.3% and a typical year strayed about 219.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1,039.1% in 2001 and the biggest yearly fall was 4.4% in 2010. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 4,335 a year. A straight line explains 62% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Latvia had the 93rd highest value of the 151 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Latvia in the 2024 ranking

• North Macedonia — 90th of 151: 544,937
• Côte d'Ivoire — 91st of 151: 511,437
• Honduras — 92nd of 151: 495,725
• Estonia — 94th of 151: 480,990
• Jamaica — 95th of 151: 453,746
• West Bank and Gaza — 96th of 151: 448,515

What this measures

Fixed broadband subscriptions refers to fixed subscriptions to high-speed access to the public Internet (a TCP/IP connection), at downstream speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s. This includes cable modem, DSL, fiber-to-the-home/building, other fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions, satellite broadband and terrestrial fixed wireless broadband. This total is measured irrespective of the method of payment. It excludes subscriptions that have access to data communications (including the Internet) via mobile-cellular networks. It should include fixed WiMAX and any other fixed wireless technologies. It includes both residential subscriptions and subscriptions for organizations.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 25 values

Fixed broadband subscriptions in nearby economies

• Albania — 694,635 (2024)
• Andorra — 42,899 (2024)
• Armenia — 603,960 (2024)
• Austria — 2.75 million (2024)
• Azerbaijan — 2.25 million (2024)
• Belarus — 3.28 million (2024)
• Belgium — 5.19 million (2024)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 930,003 (2024)
• Bulgaria — 2.52 million (2023)
• Croatia — 1.15 million (2024)
• Cyprus — 363,006 (2024)

More infrastructure data for Latvia

• Mobile cellular subscriptions — 2.27 million (2024)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 121.26 (2024)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions — 204,756 (2024)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 10.94 (2024)
• Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) — 42.05% (2024)
• Patent applications, nonresidents — 3 (2024)
• Patent applications, residents — 84 (2024)
• Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide — 43,243 (2023)
• Air transport, freight (million ton-km) — 2.37 (2023)
• Air transport, passengers carried

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Questions people ask

What is Latvia's fixed broadband subscriptions?

482,087 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is up 169,649% from 284 in 2000 (36.32% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 526,222 in 2017 and the lowest 284 in 2000.

How does Latvia rank?

93rd highest of 151 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in fixed broadband subscriptions unusual for Latvia?

In 2024, Latvia's fixed broadband subscriptions fell 1.5% on 2023 (from 489,326 to 482,087). Across the 23 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2023), the average change was +80.3% and a typical year strayed about 219.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IT.NET.BBND, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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