Fixed broadband subscriptions, gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Fixed broadband subscriptions, gaps filled was 14.00 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed broadband subscriptions, gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 14.00 million for fixed broadband subscriptions, gaps filled in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 40.0% on the previous year and up 284.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions, gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 14.00 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 220,205, in 2005.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 44 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fixed broadband subscriptions, gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 220,205 | — |
| 2006 | 444,210 | +101.7% |
| 2007 | 668,216 | +50.4% |
| 2008 | 797,808 | +19.4% |
| 2009 | 942,937 | +18.2% |
| 2010 | 1.34 million | +42.0% |
| 2011 | 1.64 million | +22.9% |
| 2012 | 2.09 million | +26.8% |
| 2013 | 2.96 million | +41.9% |
| 2014 | 3.60 million | +21.7% |
| 2015 | 3.64 million | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 4.09 million | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 4.16 million | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 4.37 million | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 5.32 million | +21.7% |
| 2020 | 5.00 million | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 6.00 million | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 6.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.00 million | +33.3% |
| 2024 | 10.00 million | +25.0% |
| 2025 | 14.00 million | +40.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 614,675 | 220,205 | 942,937 | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.32 million | 1.34 million | 5.32 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.17 million | 5.00 million | 14.00 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More infrastructure data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.10 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 92.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -20 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8324 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed broadband subscriptions, gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions, gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 14.00 million in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed broadband subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.00 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 220,205 in 2005.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for fixed broadband subscriptions, gaps filled?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions, gaps filled rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 284.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (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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How this figure is calculated
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.
Computed from
- Fixed broadband subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.