
Bulgaria: Internet subscribers, per 100 people
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| Bulgaria |
Fixed broadband internet subscribers per 100 people |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 37.02 |
| Year | 2023 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 2004 - 2023 |
| Average | 19.67 |
| Min - Max | 0.09 - 37.02 |
| Source | The International Telecommunication Union |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 2023 is 37.02 percent, an increase from 34.97 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 18.63 percent, based on data from 163 countries. Historically, the average for Bulgaria from 2004 to 2023 is 19.67 percent. The minimum value, 0.09 percent, was reached in 2004 while the maximum of 37.02 percent was recorded in 2023.
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| Recent values | Bulgaria: Internet subscribers, per 100 people |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 37.02 |
| 2022 | 34.97 |
| 2021 | 32.77 |
| 2020 | 30.50 |
| 2019 | 28.88 |
| 2018 | 27.10 |
| 2017 | 25.39 |
| 2016 | 23.82 |
Definition: Fixed broadband subscriptions refers to fixed subscriptions to high-speed access to the public Internet (a TCP/IP connection), at downstream speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s. This includes cable modem, DSL, fiber-to-the-home/building, other fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions, satellite broadband and terrestrial fixed wireless broadband. This total is measured irrespective of the method of payment. It excludes subscriptions that have access to data communications (including the Internet) via mobile-cellular networks. It should include fixed WiMAX and any other fixed wireless technologies. It includes both residential subscriptions and subscriptions for organizations.
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| Internet subscribers | 2,516 | 2023 | thousand subscribers |
| Internet subscribers, per 100 people | 37.02 | 2023 | percent |
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| Mobile phone subscribers, per 100 people | 118.07 | 2024 | subscribers per 100 people |
| Mobile network coverage | 100.00 | 2016 | percent |
| Internet bandwidth | 135.11 | 2016 | kilobits per second |
| Airline passengers | 0.72 | 2023 | million passengers |
| Railroad lines, km | 4,031 | 2021 | km |
| Railway transport of goods | 4,658 | 2021 | metric tons times kilometers |
| Railway passengers | 1,205 | 2021 | million passengers times km's |
| Port traffic | 0.30 | 2024 | million containers |
| Passenger car sales | 49,419 | 2025 | passenger cars |
| Commercial vehicle sales | 5,893 | 2025 | commercial vehicles |
| Roads quality | 3.40 | 2019 | points |
| Railroad infrastructure quality | 3.10 | 2019 | points |
| Port infrastructure quality | 4.30 | 2019 | points |
| Air transport infrastructure quality | 4.50 | 2019 | points |