Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people in Sweden
Sweden: Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people was 40.62 per 100 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people in Sweden, 2000–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for landline internet subscriptions per 100 people in Sweden is 40.62 per 100 people, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, landline internet subscriptions per 100 people in Sweden peaked at 40.84 per 100 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.81 per 100 people, in 2000.
Sweden ranks 24th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.56 per 100 people | 2.81 per 100 people | 31.67 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.21 per 100 people | 31.98 per 100 people | 39.29 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.63 per 100 people | 40.37 per 100 people | 40.84 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 21 Canada 42.52 per 100 people compare
- 22 United Kingdom 42.16 per 100 people compare
- 23 United Arab Emirates 40.84 per 100 people compare
- 25 Luxembourg 40.32 per 100 people compare
- 26 Hong Kong 40.27 per 100 people compare
- 27 Spain 39.23 per 100 people compare
More science & technology data for Sweden
- Scientific and technical journal articles 21,244 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 14.92 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 140.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 140.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 425 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 95.8% (2025)
- Patent applications, residents 1,771 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 3.6% (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 3,915 (2025)
- Number of people using the Internet 9.86 million users (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is landline internet subscriptions per 100 people in Sweden?
- Landline internet subscriptions per 100 people in Sweden was 40.62 per 100 people in 2024, according to International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest landline internet subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 40.84 per 100 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest landline internet subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.81 per 100 people in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for landline internet subscriptions per 100 people?
- Sweden ranks 24th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is landline internet subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Subscriptions to fixed access to the public Internet with a download speed of at least 256 kbit/s.