Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people in Nigeria
Nigeria: Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people was 0.0787 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people in Nigeria, 2005–2024
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 Nigeria stood at 0.0787 per 100 people. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 53.5% on the previous year and up 829.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, landline internet subscriptions per 100 people in Nigeria peaked at 0.0787 per 100 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 per 100 people, in 2005.
That places Nigeria 197th 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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0003 per 100 people | — |
| 2007 | 0.035 per 100 people | +10041.8% |
| 2008 | 0.043 per 100 people | +23.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0506 per 100 people | +17.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0595 per 100 people | +17.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0081 per 100 people | -86.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0083 per 100 people | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0085 per 100 people | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0082 per 100 people | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0552 per 100 people | +571.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0553 per 100 people | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0361 per 100 people | -34.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0398 per 100 people | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0305 per 100 people | -23.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0302 per 100 people | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0434 per 100 people | +43.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0513 per 100 people | +18.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0787 per 100 people | +53.5% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.0787 per 100 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.13 per 100 people, 4% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.0787 per 100 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5939 per 100 people, 13% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people in Nigeria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +10041.8% | 0.0003 per 100 people | 0.035 per 100 people |
| 2016 | +571.2% | 0.0082 per 100 people | 0.0552 per 100 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0322 per 100 people | 0.0003 per 100 people | 0.0506 per 100 people | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.031 per 100 people | 0.0081 per 100 people | 0.0595 per 100 people | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0468 per 100 people | 0.0302 per 100 people | 0.0787 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 194 Equatorial Guinea 0.1007 per 100 people compare
- 195 Malawi 0.0864 per 100 people compare
- 196 Afghanistan 0.0801 per 100 people compare
- 198 Sudan 0.0604 per 100 people compare
- 199 Kiribati 0.0349 per 100 people compare
- 200 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.032 per 100 people compare
More science & technology data for Nigeria
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 70.76 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7076 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 164.65 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 246.4 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -28.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -26.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 598 (2020)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 598 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is landline internet subscriptions per 100 people in Nigeria?
- Landline internet subscriptions per 100 people in Nigeria was 0.0787 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0787 per 100 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest landline internet subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 per 100 people in 2005.
- How does Nigeria rank for landline internet subscriptions per 100 people?
- Nigeria ranks 197th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is landline internet subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 829.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.