Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people in Zambia
Zambia: Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people was 0.7898 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people in Zambia, 2000–2024
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 Zambia is 0.7898 per 100 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 15.9% on the previous year and up 511.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, landline internet subscriptions per 100 people in Zambia peaked at 0.7898 per 100 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 per 100 people, in 2000.
That places Zambia 172nd 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0002 per 100 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.0003 per 100 people | +43.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 per 100 people | +50.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0008 per 100 people | +83.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0022 per 100 people | +166.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0021 per 100 people | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0193 per 100 people | +803.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0318 per 100 people | +65.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0438 per 100 people | +37.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0793 per 100 people | +81.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0735 per 100 people | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1137 per 100 people | +54.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1006 per 100 people | -11.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0873 per 100 people | -13.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1291 per 100 people | +47.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1426 per 100 people | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1879 per 100 people | +31.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2059 per 100 people | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4019 per 100 people | +95.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4801 per 100 people | +19.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4319 per 100 people | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4111 per 100 people | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4289 per 100 people | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6814 per 100 people | +58.9% |
| 2024 | 0.7898 per 100 people | +15.9% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.7898 per 100 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.13 per 100 people, 37% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.7898 per 100 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5939 per 100 people, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people in Zambia 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 | +803.9% | 0.0021 per 100 people | 0.0193 per 100 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.018 per 100 people | 0.0002 per 100 people | 0.0793 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1923 per 100 people | 0.0735 per 100 people | 0.4801 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5486 per 100 people | 0.4111 per 100 people | 0.7898 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More science & technology data for Zambia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 108.7 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.09 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 23.17 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 28.45 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 6.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 9.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 14 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 14 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is landline internet subscriptions per 100 people in Zambia?
- Landline internet subscriptions per 100 people in Zambia was 0.7898 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7898 per 100 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest landline internet subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 per 100 people in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for landline internet subscriptions per 100 people?
- Zambia ranks 172nd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is landline internet subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 511.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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.