Broadband Portal

Policy makers must examine a range of indicators which reflect the status of individual broadband markets.

This page provides access to a range of broadband-related statistics gathered by the OECD.

The OECD has identified the five main categories below which are important for assessing broadband markets.

Broadband access network speed tests by country

Latest data update: 28 February 2019

High-speed fibre makes up one-quarter of fixed Internet in OECD countries in June 2018
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La fibre représente maintenant un quart des abonnements au haut-débit fixe, dans les pays de l'OCDE, en juin 2018
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Penetration and data usage

1.1. Total fixed and mobile broadband subscriptions by country (June 2018)

1.2. Fixed and mobile broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (June 2018)

1.3. Fixed and mobile broadband subscriptions by technology (June 2018)

1.4. Yearly penetration increase (June 2018)

1.5. Historical time series, fixed and mobile broadband penetration (June 2018)

1.6. Historical penetration rates, fixed and mobile broadband, top 5 (June 2018)

1.7. Historical penetration rates, fixed and mobile broadband, G7 (June 2018)

1.8. Five largest OECD fixed and mobile broadband markets (June 2018)

1.9. Broadband penetration and GDP (June 2018)

1.10. Percentage of fibre connections in total broadband (June 2018)

1.11. Growth of fibre subscriptions (June 2018)

1.12. Machine to machine subscriptions (June 2018)

1.13. Mobile data usage per mobile broadband subscription (June 2018)

1.14. Top six countries in mobile data usage per mobile broadband subscription (June 2018)

Household and business usage

Household and business ICT usage surveys (from the OECD Digital Economy Outlook 2017)

2.1. Enterprises’ broadband connectivity, by firm size, 2016

2.2. Enterprises with a website or home page, by firm size, 2016

2.3. Diffusion of selected ICT tools and activities in enterprises, 2016

2.4. Use of enterprise resource planning software, by firm size, 2015

2.5. Enterprises using cloud computing services, by firm size, 2016

2.6. Enterprises performing big data analysis, 2016

2.7. Total number of industrial robots operational worldwide, 2014

2.8. Top ten industries for share of industrial robots in use

2.9. Internet users by age, 2016

2.10. Internet users by age and educational attainment, 2016

2.11. Diffusion of selected online activities among Internet users, 2016

2.12. Diffusion of online purchases

2.13. Use of cloud computing by individuals in selected OECD countries by age class, 2016

2.14. Individuals who attended an online course

2.15. Individuals using e-government services, 2016

Coverage and geography (national broadband maps)

National broadband maps of OECD countries

The coverage of broadband service is mapped by access technologies such as DSL, fibre, cable and wireless in addition to speed tiers (e.g. 1 Mbit/s to 1.5 Mbit/s, second lowest speed tier of less than 10-20 Mbit/s, mid-speed tier of less than 50 Mbit/s, etc.). Information on service providers such as names or links to them for each of the smallest geographical units is also provided. It is therefore possible to consult which technologies are used for broadband access and how much speed is provided in a location along with names of service providers if a detailed interactive map has been established in the country.

Note: For a better view of the map, click on "full screen".

Links to national broadbnad maps are also available by clicking country's name: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland (3G, 4G), Ireland, Italy, Korea (by operators: KT, LG U, SKT), Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain (maps, reports), Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States