Broadband internet coverage by technology in Iceland
Iceland: Broadband internet coverage by technology was 52.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Broadband internet coverage by technology in Iceland, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of households.
Analysis
The most recent figure for broadband internet coverage by technology in Iceland is 52.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.4% on the previous year and down 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broadband internet coverage by technology in Iceland peaked at 97.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 52.6%, in 2025.
That places Iceland 25th out of 40 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Broadband internet coverage by technology in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Percentage of households | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 85.1% | — |
| 2014 | 87.7% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 87.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 88.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 90.5% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 93.9% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 97.4% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 93.2% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 89.0% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 90.8% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 82.7% | -8.9% |
| 2025 | 52.6% | -36.4% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 52.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.8%, 66% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 52.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 79.5%, 66% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Broadband internet coverage by technology in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -36.4% | 82.7% | 52.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 90.1% | 85.1% | 97.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 82.9% | 52.6% | 93.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More science & technology data for Iceland
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 120.93 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.23 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 475,724 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 4.67 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.4503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 715.97 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0019 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broadband internet coverage by technology in Iceland?
- Broadband internet coverage by technology in Iceland was 52.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest broadband internet coverage by technology recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest broadband internet coverage by technology recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.6% in 2025.
- How does Iceland rank for broadband internet coverage by technology?
- Iceland ranks 25th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is broadband internet coverage by technology rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Broadband internet coverage by technology. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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