Fixed broadband subscriptions in Tanzania
Tanzania: Fixed broadband subscriptions was 0.2464 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fixed broadband subscriptions in Tanzania, 2005–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 0.2464 per 100 people for fixed broadband subscriptions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 134.7% on the previous year and up 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions in Tanzania peaked at 1.98 per 100 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0066 per 100 people, in 2005.
Tanzania ranks 186th of 206 countries 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 Tanzania, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0066 per 100 people | — |
| 2006 | 0.0074 per 100 people | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0082 per 100 people | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0151 per 100 people | +84.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0159 per 100 people | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0169 per 100 people | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0614 per 100 people | +263.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0872 per 100 people | +42.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1156 per 100 people | +32.5% |
| 2014 | 0.168 per 100 people | +45.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2038 per 100 people | +21.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5917 per 100 people | +190.4% |
| 2017 | 1.37 per 100 people | +131.8% |
| 2018 | 1.5 per 100 people | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 1.76 per 100 people | +17.2% |
| 2020 | 1.86 per 100 people | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 1.98 per 100 people | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1108 per 100 people | -94.4% |
| 2023 | 0.105 per 100 people | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2464 per 100 people | +134.7% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.2464 per 100 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.13 per 100 people, 12% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.2464 per 100 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5939 per 100 people, 41% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed broadband subscriptions in Tanzania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +263.9% | 0.0169 per 100 people | 0.0614 per 100 people |
| 2016 | +190.4% | 0.2038 per 100 people | 0.5917 per 100 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0106 per 100 people | 0.0066 per 100 people | 0.0159 per 100 people | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.5873 per 100 people | 0.0169 per 100 people | 1.76 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8606 per 100 people | 0.105 per 100 people | 1.98 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More infrastructure data for Tanzania
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 86.77 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.56 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 78,299 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.1142 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0011 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 78,299 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.27 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed broadband subscriptions in Tanzania?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions in Tanzania was 0.2464 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.98 per 100 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0066 per 100 people in 2005.
- How does Tanzania rank for fixed broadband subscriptions?
- Tanzania ranks 186th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.