Municipality · Umeå
Umeå Falls Behind in Broadband Access
Despite 99.29% of households in Umeå having access to high-speed broadband, the municipality lags behind compared to similar municipalities. While Umeå reached its peak at 99.92% in 2023, the average for similar municipalities is 99.8% in 2025. Umeå has the lowest percentage in its size category.
About the numbers
- The latest value for Umeå is 99.29 (2025).
- Between 2017 and 2025 the highest value was 99.92 (2023) and the lowest 96.58 (2017).
- The median for similar-sized municipalities was 99.85 (2025). Umeå had the 13th highest value of 13.
Definition (Swedish, from Kolada): Andel av hushåll i tätbebyggt område som har tillgång till bredband om minst 1 gigabit per sekund, eller fiber i absolut närhet. Inkluderar tillgång till DOCSIS 3 och fiber, samt hushåll/arbetsställen i absoluta närhet till fiber.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 96.58 |
| 2018 | 97.62 |
| 2019 | 98.02 |
| 2020 | 98.75 |
| 2021 | 97.89 |
| 2022 | 98.72 |
| 2023 | 99.92 |
| 2024 | 99.74 |
| 2025 | 99.29 |