Landline Internet subscriptions in Somalia
Somalia: Landline Internet subscriptions was 132,726 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Landline Internet subscriptions in Somalia, 2012–2023
Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 132,726 for landline internet subscriptions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.5% on the previous year and up 121.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, landline internet subscriptions in Somalia peaked at 132,726 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40,000, in 2012.
That places Somalia 130th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Landline Internet subscriptions in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 40,000 | — |
| 2013 | 60,000 | +50.0% |
| 2014 | 70,000 | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 82,000 | +17.1% |
| 2016 | 92,000 | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 98,000 | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 98,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 119,000 | +21.4% |
| 2021 | 119,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 119,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 132,726 | +11.5% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 132,726 is above the median for low income countries, which is 33,200, 4.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 132,726 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49,177, 2.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77,143 | 40,000 | 98,000 | 7 |
| 2020s | 122,432 | 119,000 | 132,726 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More science & technology data for Somalia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 53.96 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.5396 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 9.91 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 15.79 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 8.61 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 12.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 151.88 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is landline internet subscriptions in Somalia?
- Landline internet subscriptions in Somalia was 132,726 in 2023, according to International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest landline internet subscriptions recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 132,726 in 2023.
- What is the lowest landline internet subscriptions recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,000 in 2012.
- How does Somalia rank for landline internet subscriptions?
- Somalia ranks 130th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is landline internet subscriptions rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Subscriptions to fixed access to the public Internet with a download speed of at least 256 kbit/s.