Niger: Fixed broadband subscriptions

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Niger's fixed broadband subscriptions rose 6.8% on 2023 (from 28,153 to 30,080).

Across the 14 yearly changes before that (2005 to 2023), the average change was +65.4% and a typical year strayed about 102.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 368% in 2014 and the biggest yearly fall was 71.7% in 2016. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Niger had the 135th highest value of the 151 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Niger in the 2024 ranking

• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 132nd of 151: 35,000
• Bermuda — 133rd of 151: 33,160
• Eswatini — 134th of 151: 31,152
• St. Vincent and the Grenadines — 136th of 151: 29,642
• Papua New Guinea — 137th of 151: 24,600
• Bhutan — 138th of 151: 23,118

What this measures

Fixed broadband subscriptions refers to fixed subscriptions to high-speed access to the public Internet (a TCP/IP connection), at downstream speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s. This includes cable modem, DSL, fiber-to-the-home/building, other fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions, satellite broadband and terrestrial fixed wireless broadband. This total is measured irrespective of the method of payment. It excludes subscriptions that have access to data communications (including the Internet) via mobile-cellular networks. It should include fixed WiMAX and any other fixed wireless technologies. It includes both residential subscriptions and subscriptions for organizations.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 18 values

Fixed broadband subscriptions in nearby economies

• Angola — 137,467 (2024)
• Benin — 40,117 (2024)
• Botswana — 187,597 (2024)
• Burkina Faso — 200,485 (2024)
• Burundi — 2,785 (2023)
• Cabo Verde — 43,593 (2024)
• Cameroon — 588,198 (2022)
• Chad — 0 (2024)
• Comoros — 3,299 (2023)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 35,000 (2024)
• Côte d'Ivoire — 511,437 (2024)

More infrastructure data for Niger

• Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 0.43 (2024)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions — 117,563 (2024)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions — 16.38 million (2024)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 60.59 (2024)
• Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide — 165 (2023)
• Air transport, passengers carried — 5,775 (2023)
• Air transport, freight (million ton-km) — 0.28 (2023)
• ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) — US$70.02 million (2024)
• ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP) — 28.27% (2024)
• Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports)

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Questions people ask

What is Niger's fixed broadband subscriptions?

30,080 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2004?

It is up 38,965% from 77 in 2004 (34.77% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 30,080 in 2024 and the lowest 77 in 2004.

How does Niger rank?

135th highest of 151 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in fixed broadband subscriptions unusual for Niger?

In 2024, Niger's fixed broadband subscriptions rose 6.8% on 2023 (from 28,153 to 30,080). Across the 14 yearly changes before that (2005 to 2023), the average change was +65.4% and a typical year strayed about 102.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IT.NET.BBND, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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