Broadband internet: availability in rural communities in Germany 2009-2018

This graph depicts data on the availability of broadband internet for households in rural communities in Germany from January 2009 to end 2018. As of end 2018, roughly 99.5 percent of households in areas with a population density below 100 inhabitants per square kilometer had broadband internet access.

Availability of broadband internet (more than 1 Mbit/s) for households in rural communities in Germany from 2009 to mid 2018

Characteristic	Availability in percent of households
End 2018	99.5%
Mid 2018	99.2%
End 2017	98.6%
Mid 2017	98.8%
End 2016	98.6%
Mid 2016	98.7%
End 2015	98.5%
Mid 2015	98.1%
End of 2014	97.8%
Mid 2014	97.3%
End of 2013	97.1%
Mid 2013	97.1%
End of 2012	95.8%
Mid 2012	94.4%
End of 2011	92.6%
Mid 2011	88.6%
End of 2010	86.7%
July 2009	82.2%
Jan. 2009	74.8%

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Release date

November 2019

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Region

Germany

Survey time period

January 2009 to end 2018

Supplementary notes

This statistic considers connections with a downstream speed of 1 Mbit/s or higher as broadband connections. The figures refer to the share of households that had access to broadband internet via fixed line or wireless technologies. Rural communities are defined as communities with a population density lower than 100 inhabitants per square kilometer.

According to the source, the figures for 2009 were based on a different methodology. As to this, the figures and trends based on these figures are to be handled with care.
The figures up to mid 2013 were published by BMWi. Later figures have been published by BMVI.
The source states that the base data – such as households/ residents number and administrative borders – was updated. Due to this there may be small statistical fluctuation around +/- 0.3 percent for the figures referring to Germany.

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