Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people in Ghana
Ghana: Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people was 0.6647 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people in Ghana, 2004–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
In 2024, landline internet subscriptions per 100 people in Ghana stood at 0.6647 per 100 people. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.7% on the previous year and up 165.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, landline internet subscriptions per 100 people in Ghana peaked at 0.6647 per 100 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0041 per 100 people, in 2004.
Ghana ranks 175th of 206 countries on this measure, 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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0041 per 100 people | — |
| 2005 | 0.0085 per 100 people | +106.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0553 per 100 people | +552.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0685 per 100 people | +23.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0948 per 100 people | +38.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1142 per 100 people | +20.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2045 per 100 people | +79.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2497 per 100 people | +22.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2548 per 100 people | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2512 per 100 people | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2502 per 100 people | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2549 per 100 people | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.295 per 100 people | +15.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1893 per 100 people | -35.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2 per 100 people | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1872 per 100 people | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2458 per 100 people | +31.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3522 per 100 people | +43.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6249 per 100 people | +77.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5555 per 100 people | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6647 per 100 people | +19.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.6647 per 100 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.13 per 100 people, 31% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.6647 per 100 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5939 per 100 people, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people in Ghana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +552.4% | 0.0085 per 100 people | 0.0553 per 100 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0576 per 100 people | 0.0041 per 100 people | 0.1142 per 100 people | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.2337 per 100 people | 0.1872 per 100 people | 0.295 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4886 per 100 people | 0.2458 per 100 people | 0.6647 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More science & technology data for Ghana
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 113.65 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.14 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 39.13 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 146.72 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 15.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 17.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 14 (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 14 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is landline internet subscriptions per 100 people in Ghana?
- Landline internet subscriptions per 100 people in Ghana was 0.6647 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6647 per 100 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest landline internet subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0041 per 100 people in 2004.
- How does Ghana rank for landline internet subscriptions per 100 people?
- Ghana ranks 175th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is landline internet subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 165.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana 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.