Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people was 0.5939 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people in Ethiopia, 2003–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for landline internet subscriptions per 100 people in Ethiopia is 0.5939 per 100 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, landline internet subscriptions per 100 people in Ethiopia peaked at 0.5939 per 100 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 2004.
That places Ethiopia 177th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.0001 per 100 people | — |
| 2004 | 0 per 100 people | -40.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 per 100 people | +69.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 per 100 people | +315.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0012 per 100 people | +285.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0017 per 100 people | +40.3% |
| 2009 | 0.004 per 100 people | +127.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0045 per 100 people | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0068 per 100 people | +50.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0089 per 100 people | +30.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2418 per 100 people | +2614.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4661 per 100 people | +92.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4602 per 100 people | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5238 per 100 people | +13.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0574 per 100 people | -89.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1374 per 100 people | +139.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1783 per 100 people | +29.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3994 per 100 people | +124.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4516 per 100 people | +13.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5348 per 100 people | +18.4% |
| 2024 | 0.5939 per 100 people | +11.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.5939 per 100 people is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1654 per 100 people, 3.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.5939 per 100 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5939 per 100 people, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +2614.5% | 0.0089 per 100 people | 0.2418 per 100 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0011 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.004 per 100 people | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.2119 per 100 people | 0.0045 per 100 people | 0.5238 per 100 people | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.4316 per 100 people | 0.1783 per 100 people | 0.5939 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More science & technology data for Ethiopia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 65.08 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.6508 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 85.95 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 68.28 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 8.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 11.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 34 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 34 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is landline internet subscriptions per 100 people in Ethiopia?
- Landline internet subscriptions per 100 people in Ethiopia was 0.5939 per 100 people in 2024, according to International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest landline internet subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5939 per 100 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest landline internet subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 2004.
- How does Ethiopia rank for landline internet subscriptions per 100 people?
- Ethiopia ranks 177th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is landline internet subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Subscriptions to fixed access to the public Internet with a download speed of at least 256 kbit/s.