Broadband internet coverage by technology in Romania
Romania: Broadband internet coverage by technology was 1.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Broadband internet coverage by technology in Romania, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of households.
Analysis
In 2025, broadband internet coverage by technology in Romania stood at 1.1%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 96.1% on the previous year and down 98.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broadband internet coverage by technology in Romania peaked at 75.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2025.
That places Romania 40th out of 40 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Broadband internet coverage by technology in Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage of households | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 75.8% | — |
| 2014 | 71.4% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 68.3% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 65.9% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 61.9% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 57.8% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 56.7% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 55.9% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 55.1% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 53.0% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 37.5% | -29.2% |
| 2024 | 28.5% | -24.0% |
| 2025 | 1.1% | -96.1% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 1.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.8%, 1% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Romania's 1.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 79.5%, 1% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Broadband internet coverage by technology in Romania 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 | -96.1% | 28.5% | 1.1% |
| 2023 | -29.2% | 53.0% | 37.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 65.4% | 56.7% | 75.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 38.5% | 1.1% | 55.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More science & technology data for Romania
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 119.81 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.2 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 22.78 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 102.42 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -3.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 10,713 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0006 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broadband internet coverage by technology in Romania?
- Broadband internet coverage by technology in Romania was 1.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest broadband internet coverage by technology recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 75.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest broadband internet coverage by technology recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2025.
- How does Romania rank for broadband internet coverage by technology?
- Romania ranks 40th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is broadband internet coverage by technology rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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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