Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people in Tanzania
Tanzania: Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people was 0.2464 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people in Tanzania, 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 Tanzania stood at 0.2464 per 100 people.
That represents a change of up 134.7% on the previous year and up 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, landline internet subscriptions per 100 people in Tanzania peaked at 1.98 per 100 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0066 per 100 people, in 2005.
That places Tanzania 186th 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 Tanzania, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0066 per 100 people | — |
| 2006 | 0.0074 per 100 people | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0082 per 100 people | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0151 per 100 people | +84.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0159 per 100 people | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0169 per 100 people | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0614 per 100 people | +263.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0872 per 100 people | +42.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1156 per 100 people | +32.5% |
| 2014 | 0.168 per 100 people | +45.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2038 per 100 people | +21.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5917 per 100 people | +190.4% |
| 2017 | 1.37 per 100 people | +131.8% |
| 2018 | 1.5 per 100 people | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 1.76 per 100 people | +17.2% |
| 2020 | 1.86 per 100 people | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 1.98 per 100 people | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1108 per 100 people | -94.4% |
| 2023 | 0.105 per 100 people | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2464 per 100 people | +134.7% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.2464 per 100 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.13 per 100 people, 12% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.2464 per 100 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5939 per 100 people, 41% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people in Tanzania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +263.9% | 0.0169 per 100 people | 0.0614 per 100 people |
| 2016 | +190.4% | 0.2038 per 100 people | 0.5917 per 100 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0106 per 100 people | 0.0066 per 100 people | 0.0159 per 100 people | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.5873 per 100 people | 0.0169 per 100 people | 1.76 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8606 per 100 people | 0.105 per 100 people | 1.98 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More science & technology data for Tanzania
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 126.56 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.27 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 86.77 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 79.27 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 20.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 23.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 1 (2015)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1 (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is landline internet subscriptions per 100 people in Tanzania?
- Landline internet subscriptions per 100 people in Tanzania was 0.2464 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.98 per 100 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest landline internet subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0066 per 100 people in 2005.
- How does Tanzania rank for landline internet subscriptions per 100 people?
- Tanzania ranks 186th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is landline internet subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.