Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, low-income countries

There are 39 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in high-income countries, and less than one (0.6) fixed broadband subscription per 100 inhabitants in low-income countries, where investment constraints, regulatory barriers, and high deployment costs continue to hinder expansion.

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International Telecommunication Union. (2025). Measuring digital development: Facts and Figures 2025 - Subscriptions. Retrieved September 14, 2026, from https://www.itu.int/itu-d/reports/statistics/2025/10/15/ff25-subscriptions/. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_92JB4GWWTGWH8CCAWABJ9ATVRG

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MLA

International Telecommunication Union. "Measuring digital development: Facts and Figures 2025 - Subscriptions." 2025, https://www.itu.int/itu-d/reports/statistics/2025/10/15/ff25-subscriptions/. Accessed 14 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_92JB4GWWTGWH8CCAWABJ9ATVRG.

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Chicago

International Telecommunication Union. "Measuring digital development: Facts and Figures 2025 - Subscriptions." 2025. https://www.itu.int/itu-d/reports/statistics/2025/10/15/ff25-subscriptions/. Accessed September 14, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_92JB4GWWTGWH8CCAWABJ9ATVRG.

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@misc{itu2025fixed9atvrg, author = {{International Telecommunication Union}}, title = {Measuring digital development: Facts and Figures 2025 - Subscriptions}, year = {2025}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_92JB4GWWTGWH8CCAWABJ9ATVRG}, note = {Original source: https://www.itu.int/itu-d/reports/statistics/2025/10/15/ff25-subscriptions/. Accessed September 14, 2026.} }

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