Landline Internet subscriptions in Singapore
Singapore: Landline Internet subscriptions was 1.62 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Landline Internet subscriptions in Singapore, 1998–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 1.62 million for landline internet subscriptions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, landline internet subscriptions in Singapore peaked at 1.62 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10,000, in 1998.
That places Singapore 68th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Landline Internet subscriptions in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10,000 | — |
| 1999 | 30,000 | +200.0% |
| 2000 | 69,000 | +130.0% |
| 2001 | 151,000 | +118.8% |
| 2002 | 270,000 | +78.8% |
| 2003 | 417,100 | +54.5% |
| 2004 | 545,200 | +30.7% |
| 2005 | 656,200 | +20.4% |
| 2006 | 787,900 | +20.1% |
| 2007 | 926,000 | +17.5% |
| 2008 | 1.07 million | +15.7% |
| 2009 | 1.23 million | +15.2% |
| 2010 | 1.34 million | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 1.41 million | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 1.43 million | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.49 million | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 1.47 million | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.49 million | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.59 million | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 1.48 million | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 1.49 million | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.50 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.51 million | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.53 million | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.56 million | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.59 million | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 1.62 million | +2.1% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 1.62 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 858,011, 1.9× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 1.62 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 208,504, 7.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Landline Internet subscriptions in Singapore 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +200.0% | 10,000 | 30,000 |
| 2000 | +130.0% | 30,000 | 69,000 |
| 2001 | +118.8% | 69,000 | 151,000 |
| 2002 | +78.8% | 151,000 | 270,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20,000 | 10,000 | 30,000 | 2 |
| 2000s | 612,710 | 69,000 | 1.23 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.47 million | 1.34 million | 1.59 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.56 million | 1.51 million | 1.62 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More science & technology data for Singapore
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 170.78 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.65 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 9.96 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 13,965 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.6582 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 11,894 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is landline internet subscriptions in Singapore?
- Landline internet subscriptions in Singapore was 1.62 million 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 recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 1.62 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest landline internet subscriptions recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,000 in 1998.
- How does Singapore rank for landline internet subscriptions?
- Singapore ranks 68th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is landline internet subscriptions rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore 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. 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.