Fixed broadband subscriptions in Zambia
Zambia: Fixed broadband subscriptions was 0.7898 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fixed broadband subscriptions in Zambia, 2000–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.7898 per 100 people for fixed broadband subscriptions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.9% on the previous year and up 511.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions in Zambia peaked at 0.7898 per 100 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 per 100 people, in 2000.
Zambia ranks 172nd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.018 per 100 people | 0.0002 per 100 people | 0.0793 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1923 per 100 people | 0.0735 per 100 people | 0.4801 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5486 per 100 people | 0.4111 per 100 people | 0.7898 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More infrastructure data for Zambia
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3457 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 73,688 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.7 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 23.17 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 321,739 (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 12,748 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 104.32 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 80.2 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 3,980 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 17.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed broadband subscriptions in Zambia?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions in Zambia was 0.7898 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7898 per 100 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 per 100 people in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for fixed broadband subscriptions?
- Zambia ranks 172nd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 511.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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.