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Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — all countries

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Low-income countries

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions in low-income countries in 2023 — 2,980,127 subs. Since 2008, the indicator has risen by 2,305.6%.

2023 2.98M subs −14.06% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 3.47M subs2022
Period minimum 123,883 subs2008

Trend over time

2008–2023 · subscriptions

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Low-income countries, 2008–202301M2M3M4M2008201020122014201620182020202220232008: 123,883 subs2009: 147,061 subs2010: 267,253 subs2011: 412,647 subs2012: 676,929 subs2013: 1,101,193 subs2014: 1,603,877 subs2015: 2,030,090 subs2016: 2,282,661 subs2017: 2,249,832 subs2018: 2,085,923 subs2019: 2,602,695 subs2020: 2,906,272 subs2021: 3,146,630 subs2022: 3,467,620 subs2023: 2,980,127 subs
Change over the period: +2.86M (+2,305.6%) Average annual rate: 23.62 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Low-income countries

Low-income countries 2.98M subs
World 1.5B subs
Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Low-income countries, by year Low-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year subs Change Change, %
2023 2.98M −487,493 −14.06%
2022 3.47M +320,990 +10.2%
2021 3.15M +240,358 +8.27%
2020 2.91M +303,577 +11.66%
2019 2.6M +516,772 +24.77%
2018 2.09M −163,909 −7.29%
2017 2.25M −32,829 −1.44%
2016 2.28M +252,571 +12.44%
2015 2.03M +426,213 +26.57%
2014 1.6M +502,684 +45.65%
2013 1.1M +424,264 +62.67%
2012 676,929 +264,282 +64.05%
2011 412,647 +145,394 +54.4%
2010 267,253 +120,192 +81.73%
2009 147,061 +23,178 +18.71%
2008 123,883 — —

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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