Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people) in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people) was 903.2 per 1 million people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Secure Internet servers in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2010–2024
Source: Secure Server Survey, Netcraft. Measured in per 1 million people.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 903.2 per 1 million people for secure internet servers in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.6% on the previous year and up 5,874.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secure internet servers in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 903.2 per 1 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.58 per 1 million people, in 2010.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 34th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people) in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | per 1 million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.58 per 1 million people | — |
| 2011 | 5.53 per 1 million people | +54.7% |
| 2012 | 9.69 per 1 million people | +75.2% |
| 2013 | 11.73 per 1 million people | +21.0% |
| 2014 | 15.12 per 1 million people | +28.8% |
| 2015 | 18.47 per 1 million people | +22.2% |
| 2016 | 66.7 per 1 million people | +261.1% |
| 2017 | 561.82 per 1 million people | +742.4% |
| 2018 | 714.64 per 1 million people | +27.2% |
| 2019 | 783.94 per 1 million people | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 777.5 per 1 million people | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 871.9 per 1 million people | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 809.08 per 1 million people | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 794.85 per 1 million people | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 903.2 per 1 million people | +13.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people) in Sub-Saharan Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +742.4% | 66.7 per 1 million people | 561.82 per 1 million people |
| 2016 | +261.1% | 18.47 per 1 million people | 66.7 per 1 million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 219.12 per 1 million people | 3.58 per 1 million people | 783.94 per 1 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 831.31 per 1 million people | 777.5 per 1 million people | 903.2 per 1 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 31 Poland 41,132 per 1 million people compare
- 32 Canada 39,738 per 1 million people compare
- 33 Belgium 36,732 per 1 million people compare
- 34 San Marino 36,024 per 1 million people compare
- 35 Norway 35,470 per 1 million people compare
- 36 Japan 32,929 per 1 million people compare
- 37 Italy 30,647 per 1 million people compare
More infrastructure data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- 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 secure internet servers in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Secure internet servers in Sub-Saharan Africa was 903.2 per 1 million people in 2024, according to Secure Server Survey, Netcraft.
- What is the highest secure internet servers recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 903.2 per 1 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest secure internet servers recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.58 per 1 million people in 2010.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for secure internet servers?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 34th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is secure internet servers rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5,874.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Secure Server Survey, Netcraft, published as part of Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The number of distinct, publicly-trusted TLS/SSL certificates found in the Netcraft Secure Server Survey (by hosting country), per 1 million people.