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Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Botswana

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions in Botswana in 2024 — 187,597 subs. Ranked 111 in the world out of 151. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 11,624.8%.

2024 187,597 subs +22.69% vs 2023
World rank 111of 151
Period maximum 187,597 subs2024
Period minimum 1,600 subs2005

Trend over time

2005–2024 · subscriptions

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Botswana, 2005–2024050,000100,000150,000200,000200520072009201120132015201720192021202320242005: 1,600 subs2006: 1,800 subs2007: 3,540 subs2008: 8,900 subs2009: 10,000 subs2010: 11,978 subs2011: 19,125 subs2012: 22,236 subs2013: 21,590 subs2014: 33,290 subs2015: 36,845 subs2016: 59,057 subs2017: 32,434 subs2018: 40,044 subs2019: 49,044 subs2020: 84,842 subs2021: 133,241 subs2022: 110,574 subs2023: 152,906 subs2024: 187,597 subs
Change over the period: +185,997 (+11,624.81%) Average annual rate: 28.5 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Botswana

Botswana 187,597 subs
World 1.58B subs
Sub-Saharan Africa 11M subs
Southern Africa computed 3.74M subs
Upper-middle-income countries computed 866M subs
Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Botswana, by year Botswana All countries CSV XLSX
Year subs Change Change, %
2024 187,597 +34,691 +22.69%
2023 152,906 +42,332 +38.28%
2022 110,574 −22,667 −17.01%
2021 133,241 +48,399 +57.05%
2020 84,842 +35,798 +72.99%
2019 49,044 +9,000 +22.48%
2018 40,044 +7,610 +23.46%
2017 32,434 −26,623 −45.08%
2016 59,057 +22,212 +60.28%
2015 36,845 +3,555 +10.68%
2014 33,290 +11,700 +54.19%
2013 21,590 −646 −2.91%
2012 22,236 +3,111 +16.27%
2011 19,125 +7,147 +59.67%
2010 11,978 +1,978 +19.78%
2009 10,000 +1,100 +12.36%
2008 8,900 +5,360 +151.41%
2007 3,540 +1,740 +96.67%
2006 1,800 +200 +12.5%
2005 1,600 — —

Southern Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

ZA South Africa 3.42M BW Botswana 187,597 NA Namibia 85,893 SZ Eswatini 31,152 LS Lesotho 8,869
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About the indicator

The number of fixed internet subscriptions at a speed of at least 256 kbit/s: fiber, cable, DSL and other wired technologies. The unit of count is the subscription, and that is usually a household or an organization rather than a person, so the value is several times smaller than the number of internet users. In countries where the internet arrived as mobile from the start, fixed subscriptions are few even at high penetration of the network.

Important: Fixed access only: mobile internet does not enter this series. The threshold of 256 kbit/s is set by ITU and is low by present-day standards, so a very slow connection counts as “broadband” too.

Source: ICT Indicators (ITU), license ITU terms of use.

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