Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — all countries

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Middle East & North Africa

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions in Middle East & North Africa in 2025 — 80,000,000 subs. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 20,472%.

2025 80M subs +6.67% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 80M subs2025
Period minimum 388,878 subs2002

Trend over time

2002–2025 · subscriptions

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Middle East & North Africa, 2002–2025020M40M60M80M2002200520082011201420172020202320252002: 388,878 subs2003: 857,526 subs2004: 1,345,143 subs2005: 2,141,398 subs2006: 3,116,409 subs2007: 4,577,861 subs2008: 6,267,066 subs2009: 8,075,140 subs2010: 9,979,597 subs2011: 12,674,252 subs2012: 16,127,317 subs2013: 16,092,918 subs2014: 19,129,367 subs2015: 26,900,000 subs2016: 29,900,000 subs2017: 39,200,000 subs2018: 42,800,000 subs2019: 44,300,000 subs2020: 54,000,000 subs2021: 61,000,000 subs2022: 67,000,000 subs2023: 71,000,000 subs2024: 75,000,000 subs2025: 80,000,000 subs
Change over the period: +79.61M (+20,472%) Average annual rate: 26.06 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle East & North Africa

Middle East & North Africa 80M subs
World 1.65B subs
Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Middle East & North Africa, by year Middle East & North Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year subs Change Change, %
2025 80M +5M +6.67%
2024 75M +4M +5.63%
2023 71M +4M +5.97%
2022 67M +6M +9.84%
2021 61M +7M +12.96%
2020 54M +9.7M +21.9%
2019 44.3M +1.5M +3.5%
2018 42.8M +3.6M +9.18%
2017 39.2M +9.3M +31.1%
2016 29.9M +3M +11.15%
2015 26.9M +7.77M +40.62%
2014 19.13M +3.04M +18.87%
2013 16.09M −34,399 −0.21%
2012 16.13M +3.45M +27.24%
2011 12.67M +2.69M +27%
2010 9.98M +1.9M +23.58%
2009 8.08M +1.81M +28.85%
2008 6.27M +1.69M +36.9%
2007 4.58M +1.46M +46.9%
2006 3.12M +975,011 +45.53%
2005 2.14M +796,255 +59.19%
2004 1.35M +487,617 +56.86%
2003 857,526 +468,648 +120.51%
2002 388,878

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.