Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — all countries

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Lesotho

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions in Lesotho in 2024 — 8,869 subs. Ranked 145 in the world out of 151. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 40,213.6%.

2024 8,869 subs −0.01% vs 2023
World rank 145of 151
Period maximum 9,088 subs2022
Period minimum 22 subs2004

Trend over time

2004–2024 · subscriptions

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Lesotho, 2004–202402,5005,0007,50010,000200420062008201020122014201620182020202220242004: 22 subs2005: 45 subs2007: 110 subs2008: 140 subs2009: 400 subs2010: 400 subs2011: 1,339 subs2012: 1,636 subs2013: 2,275 subs2014: 1,502 subs2015: 2,062 subs2016: 2,230 subs2017: 4,821 subs2018: 5,763 subs2019: 4,618 subs2020: 5,060 subs2021: 7,998 subs2022: 9,088 subs2023: 8,870 subs2024: 8,869 subs
Change over the period: +8,847 (+40,213.64%) Average annual rate: 34.98 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Lesotho 8,869 subs
World 1.58B subs
Southern Africa computed 3.74M subs
Lower-middle-income countries computed 163M subs
Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Lesotho, by year Lesotho All countries CSV XLSX
Year subs Change Change, %
2024 8,869 −1 −0.01%
2023 8,870 −218 −2.4%
2022 9,088 +1,090 +13.63%
2021 7,998 +2,938 +58.06%
2020 5,060 +442 +9.57%
2019 4,618 −1,145 −19.87%
2018 5,763 +942 +19.54%
2017 4,821 +2,591 +116.19%
2016 2,230 +168 +8.15%
2015 2,062 +560 +37.28%
2014 1,502 −773 −33.98%
2013 2,275 +639 +39.06%
2012 1,636 +297 +22.18%
2011 1,339 +939 +234.75%
2010 400 +0 +0%
2009 400 +260 +185.71%
2008 140 +30 +27.27%
2007 110
2005 45 +23 +104.55%
2004 22

Southern Africa, 2024

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

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.