Fixed broadband subscriptions in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Fixed broadband subscriptions was 14.00 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed broadband subscriptions in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2005–2025
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed broadband subscriptions in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 14.00 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 40.0% on the previous year and up 284.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 14.00 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 220,205, 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 | 657,292 | 220,205 | 942,937 | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.32 million | 1.34 million | 5.32 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.17 million | 5.00 million | 14.00 million | 6 |
More infrastructure data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 92.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.10 billion (2025)
- Air transport, passengers carried 56.72 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 704,325 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 4,827 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 3,884 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 3,162 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 36.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed broadband subscriptions in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 14.00 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 (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.00 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 220,205 in 2005.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 284.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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.