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.
Landline Internet subscriptions in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 249,000 | — |
| 2001 | 587,000 | +135.7% |
| 2002 | 840,000 | +43.1% |
| 2003 | 1.09 million | +30.4% |
| 2004 | 1.41 million | +28.8% |
| 2005 | 2.52 million | +78.9% |
| 2006 | 2.49 million | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 2.78 million | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 2.90 million | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 2.95 million | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 3.00 million | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 3.03 million | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 3.07 million | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 3.15 million | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 3.28 million | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 3.50 million | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 3.68 million | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 3.85 million | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 3.94 million | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 4.04 million | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 4.18 million | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 4.25 million | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 4.26 million | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 4.30 million | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 4.31 million | +0.2% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 4.31 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 858,011, 5.0× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 4.31 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.05 million, 2.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Landline Internet subscriptions in Sweden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +135.7% | 249,000 | 587,000 |
| 2005 | +78.9% | 1.41 million | 2.52 million |
| 2002 | +43.1% | 587,000 | 840,000 |
| 2003 | +30.4% | 840,000 | 1.09 million |
| 2004 | +28.8% | 1.09 million | 1.41 million |
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
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 140.69 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.41 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 14.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 36.34 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.3001 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.8277 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 21,244 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.002 units per person (2023)
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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About this data
Subscriptions to fixed access to the public Internet with a download speed of at least 256 kbit/s.