Fixed broadband subscriptions in Africa Western and Central
Africa Western and Central: Fixed broadband subscriptions was 0.69 per 100 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed broadband subscriptions in Africa Western and Central, 2005–2025
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Africa Western and Central recorded 0.69 per 100 people for fixed broadband subscriptions in 2025. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 21.1% on the previous year and up 590.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions in Africa Western and Central peaked at 0.69 per 100 people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0101 per 100 people, in 2005.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0498 per 100 people | 0.0101 per 100 people | 0.0762 per 100 people | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.1615 per 100 people | 0.1 per 100 people | 0.3 per 100 people | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.48 per 100 people | 0.36 per 100 people | 0.69 per 100 people | 6 |
More infrastructure data for Africa Western and Central
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 86.5 per 100 people (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 462.00 million (2025)
- Air transport, passengers carried 10.78 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 131,257 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 67.45 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 1,898 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 3,825 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 42.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed broadband subscriptions in Africa Western and Central?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions in Africa Western and Central was 0.69 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 Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 0.69 per 100 people in 2025.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0101 per 100 people in 2005.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 590.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa Western and Central 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.