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Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — all countries

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Middle Africa

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions in Middle Africa in 2023 — 343,482 subs. Since 2009, the indicator has risen by 1,564%.

2023 343,482 subs −60.65% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 924,057 subs2020
Period minimum 20,642 subs2009

Trend over time

2009–2023 · subscriptions

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Middle Africa, 2009–20230250,000500,000750,0001M200920112013201520172019202120232009: 20,642 subs2010: 27,388 subs2011: 51,033 subs2012: 63,067 subs2013: 68,155 subs2014: 131,493 subs2015: 204,408 subs2016: 476,192 subs2017: 499,350 subs2018: 535,199 subs2019: 559,483 subs2020: 924,057 subs2021: 851,048 subs2022: 872,870 subs2023: 343,482 subs
Change over the period: +322,840 (+1,564%) Average annual rate: 22.24 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Middle Africa 343,482 subs
World 1.5B subs
Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Middle Africa, by year Middle Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year subs Change Change, %
2023 343,482 −529,388 −60.65%
2022 872,870 +21,822 +2.56%
2021 851,048 −73,009 −7.9%
2020 924,057 +364,574 +65.16%
2019 559,483 +24,284 +4.54%
2018 535,199 +35,849 +7.18%
2017 499,350 +23,158 +4.86%
2016 476,192 +271,784 +132.96%
2015 204,408 +72,915 +55.45%
2014 131,493 +63,338 +92.93%
2013 68,155 +5,088 +8.07%
2012 63,067 +12,034 +23.58%
2011 51,033 +23,645 +86.33%
2010 27,388 +6,746 +32.68%
2009 20,642 — —

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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