Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — all countries

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Eastern Africa

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions in Eastern Africa in 2023 — 3,229,089 subs. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 11,723.8%.

2023 3.23M subs +28.93% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 3.5M subs2021
Period minimum 27,310 subs2005

Trend over time

2005–2023 · subscriptions

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Eastern Africa, 2005–202301M2M3M4M20052007200920112013201520172019202120232005: 27,310 subs2006: 70,519 subs2007: 95,234 subs2008: 115,123 subs2009: 197,059 subs2010: 213,109 subs2011: 360,286 subs2012: 505,184 subs2013: 861,493 subs2014: 1,246,461 subs2015: 1,402,458 subs2016: 1,756,849 subs2017: 1,847,608 subs2018: 1,949,791 subs2019: 2,600,705 subs2020: 2,986,752 subs2021: 3,501,223 subs2022: 2,504,624 subs2023: 3,229,089 subs
Change over the period: +3.2M (+11,723.83%) Average annual rate: 30.36 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Eastern Africa 3.23M subs
World 1.5B subs
Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Eastern Africa, by year Eastern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year subs Change Change, %
2023 3.23M +724,465 +28.93%
2022 2.5M −996,599 −28.46%
2021 3.5M +514,471 +17.23%
2020 2.99M +386,047 +14.84%
2019 2.6M +650,914 +33.38%
2018 1.95M +102,183 +5.53%
2017 1.85M +90,759 +5.17%
2016 1.76M +354,391 +25.27%
2015 1.4M +155,997 +12.52%
2014 1.25M +384,968 +44.69%
2013 861,493 +356,309 +70.53%
2012 505,184 +144,898 +40.22%
2011 360,286 +147,177 +69.06%
2010 213,109 +16,050 +8.14%
2009 197,059 +81,936 +71.17%
2008 115,123 +19,889 +20.88%
2007 95,234 +24,715 +35.05%
2006 70,519 +43,209 +158.22%
2005 27,310

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.