Landline Internet subscriptions in Sweden
Sweden: Landline Internet subscriptions was 4.31 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Landline Internet subscriptions in Sweden, 2000–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 4.31 million for landline internet subscriptions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, landline internet subscriptions in Sweden peaked at 4.31 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 249,000, in 2000.
Sweden ranks 40th 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 | 1.78 million | 249,000 | 2.95 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.45 million | 3.00 million | 4.04 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.26 million | 4.18 million | 4.31 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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 Thousand persons (2025)
- Number of people using the Internet 9.86 million users (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is landline internet subscriptions in Sweden?
- Landline internet subscriptions in Sweden was 4.31 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 4.31 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest landline internet subscriptions recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 249,000 in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for landline internet subscriptions?
- Sweden ranks 40th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is landline internet subscriptions rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Subscriptions to fixed access to the public Internet with a download speed of at least 256 kbit/s.