Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people in Malawi
Malawi: Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people was 0.0864 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people in Malawi, 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 Malawi is 0.0864 per 100 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 67.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, landline internet subscriptions per 100 people in Malawi peaked at 0.0864 per 100 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 per 100 people, in 2003.
Malawi ranks 195th 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 Malawi, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.0006 per 100 people | — |
| 2004 | 0.0011 per 100 people | +94.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0031 per 100 people | +185.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0069 per 100 people | +118.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0071 per 100 people | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0072 per 100 people | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0073 per 100 people | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0113 per 100 people | +54.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0079 per 100 people | -30.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0543 per 100 people | +589.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0515 per 100 people | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0343 per 100 people | -33.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0495 per 100 people | +44.5% |
| 2017 | 0.06 per 100 people | +21.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0613 per 100 people | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0597 per 100 people | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0627 per 100 people | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0671 per 100 people | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0724 per 100 people | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0796 per 100 people | +9.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0864 per 100 people | +8.6% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0864 per 100 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1654 per 100 people, 52% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0864 per 100 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5939 per 100 people, 15% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people in Malawi 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 | +589.1% | 0.0079 per 100 people | 0.0543 per 100 people |
| 2005 | +185.0% | 0.0011 per 100 people | 0.0031 per 100 people |
| 2007 | +118.6% | 0.0031 per 100 people | 0.0069 per 100 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0043 per 100 people | 0.0006 per 100 people | 0.0072 per 100 people | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.0397 per 100 people | 0.0073 per 100 people | 0.0613 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0736 per 100 people | 0.0627 per 100 people | 0.0864 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 192 Niger 0.1113 per 100 people compare
- 193 Solomon Islands 0.107 per 100 people compare
- 194 Equatorial Guinea 0.1007 per 100 people compare
- 196 Afghanistan 0.0801 per 100 people compare
- 197 Nigeria 0.0787 per 100 people compare
- 198 Sudan 0.0604 per 100 people compare
More science & technology data for Malawi
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 69.26 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.6926 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 15.00 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 136.74 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 13.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 16.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 1 (2016)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1 (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is landline internet subscriptions per 100 people in Malawi?
- Landline internet subscriptions per 100 people in Malawi was 0.0864 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0864 per 100 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest landline internet subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 per 100 people in 2003.
- How does Malawi rank for landline internet subscriptions per 100 people?
- Malawi ranks 195th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is landline internet subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi 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.