Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — all countries

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Somalia

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions in Somalia in 2023 — 132,726 subs. Ranked 120 in the world out of 169. Since 2012, the indicator has risen by 231.8%.

2023 132,726 subs +11.53% vs 2022
World rank 120of 169
Period maximum 132,726 subs2023
Period minimum 40,000 subs2012

Trend over time

2012–2023 · subscriptions

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Somalia, 2012–2023050,000100,000150,00020122014201620182020202220232012: 40,000 subs2013: 60,000 subs2014: 70,000 subs2015: 82,000 subs2016: 92,000 subs2017: 98,000 subs2019: 98,000 subs2020: 119,000 subs2021: 119,000 subs2022: 119,000 subs2023: 132,726 subs
Change over the period: +92,726 (+231.82%) Average annual rate: 11.52 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Somalia 132,726 subs
World 1.5B subs
Eastern Africa computed 3.23M subs
Low-income countries computed 2.98M subs
Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Somalia, by year Somalia All countries CSV XLSX
Year subs Change Change, %
2023 132,726 +13,726 +11.53%
2022 119,000 +0 +0%
2021 119,000 +0 +0%
2020 119,000 +21,000 +21.43%
2019 98,000
2017 98,000 +6,000 +6.52%
2016 92,000 +10,000 +12.2%
2015 82,000 +12,000 +17.14%
2014 70,000 +10,000 +16.67%
2013 60,000 +20,000 +50%
2012 40,000

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.