Fixed broadband subscriptions, gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Fixed broadband subscriptions, gaps filled was 15.00 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed broadband subscriptions, gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2025, fixed broadband subscriptions, gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 15.00 million. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 36.4% on the previous year and up 305.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions, gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 15.00 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 221,153, in 2005.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 33rd 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 221,153 | — |
| 2006 | 446,431 | +101.9% |
| 2007 | 671,709 | +50.5% |
| 2008 | 801,225 | +19.3% |
| 2009 | 947,491 | +18.3% |
| 2010 | 1.35 million | +42.0% |
| 2011 | 1.65 million | +22.9% |
| 2012 | 2.10 million | +26.7% |
| 2013 | 2.97 million | +41.8% |
| 2014 | 3.61 million | +21.6% |
| 2015 | 3.70 million | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 4.10 million | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 4.20 million | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 4.60 million | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 5.30 million | +15.2% |
| 2020 | 5.00 million | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 6.00 million | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 7.00 million | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 8.00 million | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 11.00 million | +37.5% |
| 2025 | 15.00 million | +36.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 617,602 | 221,153 | 947,491 | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.36 million | 1.35 million | 5.30 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.67 million | 5.00 million | 15.00 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
More infrastructure data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.20 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 90.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0038 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -16.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 5.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9049 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions, gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 15.00 million in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed broadband subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.00 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 221,153 in 2005.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for fixed broadband subscriptions, gaps filled?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions, gaps filled rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 305.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.