Fixed broadband subscriptions in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Fixed broadband subscriptions was 15.00 million 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).
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 15.00 million for fixed broadband subscriptions in 2025. That is the highest value across all 20 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 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) 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 221,153 | — |
| 2007 | 671,709 | +203.7% |
| 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% |
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 | +203.7% | 221,153 | 671,709 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 660,394 | 221,153 | 947,491 | 4 |
| 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 in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 15.00 million 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 15.00 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions 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?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th 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 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 World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed broadband subscriptions. 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.