Broadband internet coverage by technology in Sweden
Sweden: Broadband internet coverage by technology was 1.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Broadband internet coverage by technology in Sweden, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of households.
Analysis
In 2025, broadband internet coverage by technology in Sweden stood at 1.6%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 94.5% on the previous year and down 98.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broadband internet coverage by technology in Sweden peaked at 98.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2025.
Sweden ranks 39th of 40 countries on this measure, 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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage of households | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 98.0% | — |
| 2014 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 93.2% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 90.7% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 89.3% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 88.9% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 87.4% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 82.8% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 77.7% | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 28.9% | -62.8% |
| 2025 | 1.6% | -94.5% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 1.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.8%, 2% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 1.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 79.5%, 2% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Broadband internet coverage by technology in Sweden 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 | -94.5% | 28.9% | 1.6% |
| 2024 | -62.8% | 77.7% | 28.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95.0% | 89.3% | 98.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 61.2% | 1.6% | 88.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More science & technology data for Sweden
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 140.69 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.41 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 14.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 36.34 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.3001 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.8277 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 21,244 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broadband internet coverage by technology in Sweden?
- Broadband internet coverage by technology in Sweden was 1.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest broadband internet coverage by technology recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest broadband internet coverage by technology recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2025.
- How does Sweden rank for broadband internet coverage by technology?
- Sweden ranks 39th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is broadband internet coverage by technology rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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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