Landline Internet subscriptions by download speed in Canada
Canada: Landline Internet subscriptions by download speed was 16.50 million number in 2024. ▲ Rising
Landline Internet subscriptions by download speed in Canada, 2009–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
Canada recorded 16.50 million number for landline internet subscriptions by download speed in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 99.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, landline internet subscriptions by download speed in Canada peaked at 16.50 million number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.96 million number, in 2009.
That places Canada 16th out of 165 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Landline Internet subscriptions by download speed in Canada, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1.96 million number | — |
| 2010 | 2.63 million number | +34.5% |
| 2011 | 3.12 million number | +18.5% |
| 2012 | 4.43 million number | +41.8% |
| 2013 | 6.80 million number | +53.6% |
| 2014 | 8.26 million number | +21.4% |
| 2015 | 9.36 million number | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 10.16 million number | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 11.44 million number | +12.6% |
| 2018 | 12.42 million number | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 13.53 million number | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 14.23 million number | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 14.92 million number | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 15.64 million number | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 16.22 million number | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 16.50 million number | +1.7% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 16.50 million number is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.63 million number, 10.1× the median. (67 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Landline Internet subscriptions by download speed in Canada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +53.6% | 4.43 million number | 6.80 million number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.96 million number | 1.96 million number | 1.96 million number | 1 |
| 2010s | 8.21 million number | 2.63 million number | 13.53 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.50 million number | 14.23 million number | 16.50 million number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More science & technology data for Canada
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 94.11 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9064 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 37.40 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 4.21 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.0464 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 63,720 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is landline internet subscriptions by download speed in Canada?
- Landline internet subscriptions by download speed in Canada was 16.50 million number in 2024, according to International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest landline internet subscriptions by download speed recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 16.50 million number in 2024.
- What is the lowest landline internet subscriptions by download speed recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.96 million number in 2009.
- How does Canada rank for landline internet subscriptions by download speed?
- Canada ranks 16th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is landline internet subscriptions by download speed rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Landline Internet subscriptions by download speed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of fixed broadband subscriptions, by speed (number).