Latvia: broadband internet penetration 2021

In 2021, the share of households with broadband internet access in Latvia increased by 1.9 percentage points since 2020. While the growth is slowing down, with 89.48 percent, the share of households with broadband internet access is at its peak in the observed period. Notably, the share of households with broadband internet access continuously increased over the last years.

The availability of broadband is measured by the percentage of households that are connectable to an exchange that has been converted to support xDSL-technology, to a cable network upgraded for internet traffic, or to other broadband technologies. It includes fixed and mobile connections.
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Share of households with broadband internet access in Latvia from 2010 to 2021

Characteristic	Share of households
2021	89.48%
2020	87.55%
2019	83.3%
2018	78.79%
2017	76.5%
2016b	75.08%
2015	74.38%
2014	73.09%
2013	70.13%
2012	67.28%
2011	59.38%
2010	52.56%

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Release date

March 2023

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Region

Latvia

Survey time period

2010 to 2021

Supplementary notes

b: Break in time series.
The availability of broadband is measured by the percentage of households that are connectable to an exchange that has been converted to support xDSL-technology, to a cable network upgraded for internet traffic, or to other broadband technologies. It includes fixed and mobile connections.

Data given in this domain are collected annually by the National Statistical Institutes and are based on Eurostat's annual model questionnaires on ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) usage�in households and by individuals. The model questionnaire changes every year. The changes of questions in the MQ are required by the evolving situation of information and communication technologies.
The household survey comprises questions at household level and individual level.

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