Broadband Internet in households of the Arctic zone, 2016–2025
From 2016 to 2025, experts tracked the share of households in the Arctic zone of Russia with broadband internet access. The rows provide separate indicators for Arctic territories and reference data for the entire Russian Federation, allowing for a comparison of digitalization levels in northern regions with the national context. The statistics are presented on an annual basis, showing a gradual increase in network coverage under challenging climatic conditions, where communication access requires significant infrastructure efforts
Chart of the share of households with broadband internet in the Arctic zone and Russia, 2016–2025
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- Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation
- For reference: Russian Federation
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Coverage: 2 series, 2016 through 2025, 10 reporting periods. 20 values in total.
Between 2016 and 2025 “Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation” rose from 73.9 to 91.5 — 23.8%. The highest value in the series is 93.1 in 2024.
All table numbers are series: 2
| Series | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Арктическая зона Российской Федерации | 73,90 | 72,80 | 80,10 | 81,30 | 81,60 | 85,20 | 87,30 | 88,70 | 93,10 | 91,50 |
| Справочно: Российская Федерация | 70,70 | 72,60 | 73,20 | 73,60 | 77,00 | 82,60 | 85,50 | 87,30 | 89,80 | 91,40 |
How to read this table
The table rows separate the Arctic zone from the Russian Federation as a whole, enabling a direct comparison of broadband internet user shares. Comparing these series helps illustrate how the availability of network technologies for northern residents changes relative to national averages. In 2016, the value for the Arctic zone was 73.9, increasing to 91.5 by 2025, reflecting the dynamics of household connectivity to the global network over the ten-year observation period
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Period and application
Data updates cover annual indicators for the period from 2016 to 2025. This information is useful for researchers of the digital divide, specialists in northern territory development, and anyone analyzing communications infrastructure in the Arctic zone. Rosstat publishes this data to monitor the socio-economic development of regions and to assess the effectiveness of programs aimed at expanding internet access in the country's remote and hard-to-reach settlements
Показатель рассчитывается по данным формы федерального статистического наблюдения No 1-ИТ «Анкета выборочного федерального статистического наблюдения по вопросам использования населением информационных технологий и информационно-телекоммуникационных сетей (обследования ИКТ)» как отношение числа домашних хозяйств, имеющих широкополосный (фиксированный и (или) мобильный) доступ в Интернет, к общему числу домашних хозяйств.
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