Landline Internet subscriptions by download speed in Switzerland
Switzerland: Landline Internet subscriptions by download speed was 4.20 million number in 2024. ▲ Rising
Landline Internet subscriptions by download speed in Switzerland, 2008–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 4.20 million number for landline internet subscriptions by download speed in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 64.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, landline internet subscriptions by download speed in Switzerland peaked at 4.20 million number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 316,783 number, in 2008.
That places Switzerland 40th out of 165 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Landline Internet subscriptions by download speed in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 316,783 number | — |
| 2009 | 685,699 number | +116.5% |
| 2010 | 912,128 number | +33.0% |
| 2011 | 1.34 million number | +47.4% |
| 2012 | 1.82 million number | +35.5% |
| 2013 | 2.54 million number | +39.4% |
| 2014 | 2.56 million number | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 2.77 million number | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 3.19 million number | +15.5% |
| 2017 | 3.66 million number | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 3.69 million number | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 3.89 million number | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 3.97 million number | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 4.13 million number | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 4.07 million number | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 4.12 million number | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 4.20 million number | +1.8% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 4.20 million number is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.63 million number, 2.6× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 4.20 million number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.03 million number, 2.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Landline Internet subscriptions by download speed in Switzerland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +116.5% | 316,783 number | 685,699 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 501,241 number | 316,783 number | 685,699 number | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.64 million number | 912,128 number | 3.89 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.10 million number | 3.97 million number | 4.20 million number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More science & technology data for Switzerland
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 129.47 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.28 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 11.55 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 292.37 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.5767 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 22,804 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0026 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is landline internet subscriptions by download speed in Switzerland?
- Landline internet subscriptions by download speed in Switzerland was 4.20 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.20 million number in 2024.
- What is the lowest landline internet subscriptions by download speed recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 316,783 number in 2008.
- How does Switzerland rank for landline internet subscriptions by download speed?
- Switzerland ranks 40th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is landline internet subscriptions by download speed rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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).