Fixed broadband internet penetration based on subscribers as a percentage of population rose 28.8% to 2.85% in South Africa in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, fixed broadband internet penetration based on subscribers as a percentage of population in South Africa reached an all time high of 3.12% in 2014 and an all time low of 0.006% in 2002.
South Africa has been ranked 103rd within the group of 139 countries we follow in terms of fixed broadband internet penetration based on subscribers as a percentage of population, 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Fixed Broadband Internet Penetration Based on Subscribers (As % of Population) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Angola | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.546% | 0.291% | 0.321% | 0.350% | 0.368% | |||||||||||
| Botswana | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.60% | 2.51% | 1.35% | 1.63% | 1.97% | ||||||||||||
| Lesotho | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.097% | 0.104% | 0.222% | 0.262% | 0.207% | |||||||||||||
| Mozambique | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.159% | 0.168% | 0.216% | 0.238% | 0.231% | |||||||||||
| Namibia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.08% | 2.77% | 2.78% | 2.58% | 2.59% | ||||||||||||
| South Africa | % | ... | 2.52% | 2.04% | 1.98% | 1.93% | 2.15% | |||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.529% | 0.613% | 0.695% | 0.711% | 0.855% | ... | ||||||||
| Zambia | % | 0.144% | 0.190% | 0.208% | 0.405% | 0.484% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | % | 1.16% | 1.18% | 1.27% | 1.35% | 1.33% |
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