Fixed broadband subscriptions in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Fixed broadband subscriptions was 1.12 per 100 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed broadband subscriptions in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 2005–2025
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed broadband subscriptions in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) is 1.12 per 100 people, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 33.3% on the previous year and up 180.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 1.12 per 100 people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0391 per 100 people, in 2005.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 43rd of 47 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 in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0391 per 100 people | — |
| 2007 | 0.099 per 100 people | +153.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1124 per 100 people | +13.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1324 per 100 people | +17.9% |
| 2010 | 0.161 per 100 people | +21.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2626 per 100 people | +63.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2461 per 100 people | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.315 per 100 people | +28.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3796 per 100 people | +20.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4 per 100 people | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5 per 100 people | +25.0% |
| 2020 | 0.45 per 100 people | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 0.51 per 100 people | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 0.56 per 100 people | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 0.66 per 100 people | +17.9% |
| 2024 | 0.84 per 100 people | +27.3% |
| 2025 | 1.12 per 100 people | +33.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed broadband subscriptions in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +153.4% | 0.0391 per 100 people | 0.099 per 100 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0957 per 100 people | 0.0391 per 100 people | 0.1324 per 100 people | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.3464 per 100 people | 0.161 per 100 people | 0.5 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.69 per 100 people | 0.45 per 100 people | 1.12 per 100 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 40 Romania 35.8 per 100 people compare
- 41 San Marino 35.79 per 100 people compare
- 42 French Polynesia 35.55 per 100 people compare
- 43 Estonia 35.35 per 100 people compare
- 44 Uzbekistan 34.74 per 100 people compare
- 45 Faroe Islands 34.59 per 100 people compare
- 46 Slovenia 34.23 per 100 people compare
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 in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 1.12 per 100 people in 2025, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 per 100 people in 2025.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0391 per 100 people in 2005.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for fixed broadband subscriptions?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 180.0%. 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 World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fixed broadband subscriptions refers to fixed subscriptions to high-speed access to the public Internet (a TCP/IP connection), at downstream speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s. This includes cable modem, DSL, fiber-to-the-home/building, other fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions, satellite broadband and terrestrial fixed wireless broadband. This total is measured irrespective of the method of payment. It excludes subscriptions that have access to data communications (including the Internet) via mobile-cellular networks. It should include fixed WiMAX and any other fixed wireless technologies. It includes both residential subscriptions and subscriptions for organizations.