This statistical profile documents fixed broadband adoption in Sweden and its relationship to Internet use and mobile subscriptions.
Fixed broadband penetration in Sweden was 40.6 subscriptions per 100 people in 2024. Internet use stood at 95.8% of the population in 2025, producing a difference of +55.2 points between Internet use and fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people. Mobile cellular penetration was 140.7 subscriptions per 100 people, and the fixed-broadband-to-mobile-subscription ratio was 28.9%.
Based on comparable data for 2024, Sweden ranked 166th of 197 economies by five-year growth in fixed broadband penetration.
Sweden Fixed Broadband Penetration by Year
Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators — Fixed broadband subscriptions (IT.NET.BBND); Fixed broadband subscriptions, per 100 people (IT.NET.BBND.P2); Population, total (population); Individuals using the Internet, % of population (IT.NET.USER.ZS); Mobile cellular subscriptions, per 100 people (IT.CEL.SETS.P2).
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About the Indicators
Fixed broadband subscriptions. The total number of active fixed (wired) broadband Internet subscriptions.
Fixed broadband subscriptions, per 100 people. Subscriptions to high-speed wired Internet access, per 100 people; counts active subscriptions, not unique users or households.
Individuals using the Internet, % of population. The share of a country’s population that used the Internet from any device, including mobile phones, in the last three months.
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per 100 people. Subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service, per 100 people; counts active SIM subscriptions, not unique subscribers.