Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita was 0.0113 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 0.0113 units per person for fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.1% on the previous year and up 214.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.0113 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 units per person, in 2005.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 39th of 45 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, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0003 units per person | — |
| 2007 | 0.0008 units per person | +187.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0009 units per person | +16.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0011 units per person | +15.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0015 units per person | +38.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0018 units per person | +19.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0022 units per person | +23.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0031 units per person | +38.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0036 units per person | +18.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0036 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0039 units per person | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0039 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0041 units per person | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0047 units per person | +12.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0043 units per person | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 0.005 units per person | +17.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0057 units per person | +13.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0064 units per person | +11.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0085 units per person | +34.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0113 units per person | +33.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita 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 | +187.5% | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0008 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0069 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0113 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 36 Barbados 0.3748 units per person compare
- 37 Moldova 0.3744 units per person compare
- 38 Finland 0.3646 units per person compare
- 39 San Marino 0.3614 units per person compare
- 40 Belarus 0.3596 units per person compare
- 41 Australia 0.3583 units per person compare
- 42 Romania 0.3573 units per person 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, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.0113 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0113 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per person in 2005.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 39th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 214.3%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fixed broadband subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fixed broadband subscriptions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Fixed broadband subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.