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Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — all countries

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Western Africa

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions in Western Africa in 2024 — 2,191,348 subs. Since 2007, the indicator has risen by 1,483.9%.

2024 2.19M subs +51.52% vs 2023
World rank —
Period maximum 2.19M subs2024
Period minimum 138,350 subs2007

Trend over time

2007–2024 · subscriptions

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Western Africa, 2007–202401M2M3M20072009201120132015201720192021202320242007: 138,350 subs2008: 188,270 subs2009: 241,694 subs2010: 331,039 subs2011: 283,647 subs2012: 359,187 subs2013: 355,021 subs2014: 447,634 subs2015: 517,344 subs2016: 582,274 subs2017: 580,450 subs2018: 664,644 subs2019: 783,235 subs2020: 999,748 subs2021: 1,044,705 subs2022: 1,354,774 subs2023: 1,446,275 subs2024: 2,191,348 subs
Change over the period: +2.05M (+1,483.92%) Average annual rate: 17.64 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Western Africa 2.19M subs
World 1.58B subs
Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Western Africa, by year Western Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year subs Change Change, %
2024 2.19M +745,073 +51.52%
2023 1.45M +91,501 +6.75%
2022 1.35M +310,069 +29.68%
2021 1.04M +44,957 +4.5%
2020 999,748 +216,513 +27.64%
2019 783,235 +118,591 +17.84%
2018 664,644 +84,194 +14.5%
2017 580,450 −1,824 −0.31%
2016 582,274 +64,930 +12.55%
2015 517,344 +69,710 +15.57%
2014 447,634 +92,613 +26.09%
2013 355,021 −4,166 −1.16%
2012 359,187 +75,540 +26.63%
2011 283,647 −47,392 −14.32%
2010 331,039 +89,345 +36.97%
2009 241,694 +53,424 +28.38%
2008 188,270 +49,920 +36.08%
2007 138,350 — —

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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