Fixed broadband subscriptions in Zambia
Zambia: Fixed broadband subscriptions was 168,345 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fixed broadband subscriptions in Zambia, 2000–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed broadband subscriptions in Zambia is 168,345, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.2% on the previous year and up 720.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions in Zambia peaked at 168,345 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21, in 2000.
That places Zambia 126th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 2,344 | 21 | 10,702 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,785 | 10,267 | 88,891 | 10 |
| 2020s | 111,782 | 80,592 | 168,345 | 5 |
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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 168,345 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 168,345 in 2024.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for fixed broadband subscriptions?
- Zambia ranks 126th 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 720.4%. 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. 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.