Fixed broadband subscriptions, gaps filled in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Fixed broadband subscriptions, gaps filled was 55.00 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
55.00 million
Change on year
up 5.8%
Rank
25th
of 44 groups
All-time high
55.00 million
in 2025
All-time low
99,517
in 2003
Years of data
23
2003–2025

Fixed broadband subscriptions, gaps filled in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 2003–2025

020.0M40.0M60.0M2003201420252003: 99.5k2004: 415.7k2005: 732.0k2006: 1.0M2007: 1.8M2008: 2.6M2009: 3.7M2010: 5.2M2011: 7.3M2012: 9.9M2013: 12.2M2014: 15.0M2015: 16.2M2016: 18.9M2017: 26.3M2018: 29.1M2019: 30.7M2020: 39.0M2021: 43.0M2022: 45.0M2023: 49.0M2024: 52.0M2025: 55.0M

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 55.00 million for fixed broadband subscriptions, gaps filled in 2025. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 239.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions, gaps filled in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 55.00 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 99,517, in 2003.

That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 25th out of 44 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Fixed broadband subscriptions, gaps filled in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Fixed broadband subscriptions, gaps filled in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 2003 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2003 99,517
2004 415,745 +317.8%
2005 731,972 +76.1%
2006 1.05 million +43.2%
2007 1.75 million +67.1%
2008 2.61 million +48.9%
2009 3.74 million +43.5%
2010 5.19 million +38.7%
2011 7.27 million +40.1%
2012 9.92 million +36.5%
2013 12.19 million +22.9%
2014 15.02 million +23.2%
2015 16.22 million +8.0%
2016 18.93 million +16.7%
2017 26.34 million +39.2%
2018 29.06 million +10.3%
2019 30.75 million +5.8%
2020 39.00 million +26.8%
2021 43.00 million +10.3%
2022 45.00 million +4.7%
2023 49.00 million +8.9%
2024 52.00 million +6.1%
2025 55.00 million +5.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.48 million 99,517 3.74 million 7
2010s 17.09 million 5.19 million 30.75 million 10
2020s 47.17 million 39.00 million 55.00 million 6

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

  1. 22 Argentina 11.93 million compare
  2. 23 Iran, Islamic Republic of 11.04 million compare
  3. 24 Thailand 10.67 million compare
  4. 25 Poland 9.77 million compare
  5. 26 Australia 9.74 million compare
  6. 27 Colombia 9.11 million compare
  7. 28 Philippines 8.27 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed broadband subscriptions, gaps filled in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Fixed broadband subscriptions, gaps filled in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 55.00 million in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest fixed broadband subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 55.00 million in 2025.
What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 99,517 in 2003.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for fixed broadband subscriptions, gaps filled?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 25th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
Is fixed broadband subscriptions, gaps filled rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 239.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fixed broadband subscriptions, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Fixed broadband subscriptions with 106 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Fixed broadband subscriptions, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 5,420 data points, 1998–2025
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Fixed broadband subscriptions with 106 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.