Broadband internet coverage by speed in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Broadband internet coverage by speed was 99.2% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
99.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
14th
of 40 countries
All-time high
99.2%
in 2018
All-time low
98.3%
in 2013
Years of data
8
2013–2020
Broadband internet coverage by speed in United Kingdom, 2013–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of households.
Analysis
In 2020, broadband internet coverage by speed in United Kingdom stood at 99.2%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% over ten years.
That places United Kingdom 14th out of 40 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Broadband internet coverage by speed in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Percentage of households | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 98.3% | — |
| 2014 | 98.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.1% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98.9% | 98.3% | 99.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 99.2% | 99.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 11 Netherlands 99.5% compare
- 11 Netherlands 99.5% compare
- 13 Denmark 99.4% compare
- 14 United Kingdom 99.2% compare
- 16 Germany 99.0% compare
- 17 Slovenia 98.9% compare
- 17 Slovenia 98.9% compare
More science & technology data for United Kingdom
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications 4,653 Patents (2023)
- Domestic ownership of inventions made abroad — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Indicators of international co-operation — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants 667.92 Patents (2022)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 21,623 Thousand persons (2019)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 21,623 Thousand persons (2019)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 21,623 Thousand persons (2019)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 486,088 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2019)
- Individuals who used the internet, frequency of use and activities 96.3% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broadband internet coverage by speed in United Kingdom?
- Broadband internet coverage by speed in United Kingdom was 99.2% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest broadband internet coverage by speed recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest broadband internet coverage by speed recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.3% in 2013.
- How does United Kingdom rank for broadband internet coverage by speed?
- United Kingdom ranks 14th out of 40 countries with data for 2020.
- Is broadband internet coverage by speed rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Broadband internet coverage by speed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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