{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"za-broadband-subscriptions","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/za-broadband-subscriptions","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/za-broadband-subscriptions/","title":"South Africa Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100 People) (2024)","description":"South Africa's Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100 People): 5.3 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in 2024, +57.0% YoY.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","World Bank","South Africa","2024"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"South Africa","temporal_coverage":"2002/2024","unit":"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"South Africa Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100 People)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IT.NET.BBND.P2?locations=ZA"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2002–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"23"},{"label":"Geography","value":"South Africa"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"South Africa (2024)","value":"5.3","unit":"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+57.0% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+57.0%","unit":"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"23","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"South Africa Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100 People)"}],"observation_count":23,"observations":[{"period":"2002","value":0.00555816850330226},{"period":"2003","value":0.0418821737114134},{"period":"2004","value":0.122470421913257},{"period":"2005","value":0.333986441269902},{"period":"2006","value":0.670247096714953},{"period":"2007","value":0.748091416929475},{"period":"2008","value":0.833421387107038},{"period":"2009","value":0.929854627958011},{"period":"2010","value":1.41945452406807},{"period":"2011","value":1.71147559482032},{"period":"2012","value":2.0586596396561},{"period":"2013","value":2.95399728205402},{"period":"2014","value":3.06919322257941},{"period":"2015","value":2.48458942184794},{"period":"2016","value":2.00974331775672},{"period":"2017","value":1.94879126044618},{"period":"2018","value":1.88868165955195},{"period":"2019","value":2.09833928490665},{"period":"2020","value":2.15159473337087},{"period":"2021","value":2.75540858002384},{"period":"2022","value":3.12297476001713},{"period":"2023","value":3.4056617766544},{"period":"2024","value":5.34791194620067}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"5.3","yoyChange":"+57.0%"},{"year":"2023","value":"3.4","yoyChange":"+9.1%"},{"year":"2022","value":"3.1","yoyChange":"+13.3%"},{"year":"2021","value":"2.8","yoyChange":"+28.1%"},{"year":"2020","value":"2.2","yoyChange":"+2.5%"},{"year":"2019","value":"2.1","yoyChange":"+11.1%"},{"year":"2018","value":"1.9","yoyChange":"-3.1%"},{"year":"2017","value":"1.9","yoyChange":"-3.0%"},{"year":"2016","value":"2.0","yoyChange":"-19.1%"},{"year":"2015","value":"2.5","yoyChange":"-19.0%"},{"year":"2014","value":"3.1","yoyChange":"+3.9%"},{"year":"2013","value":"3.0","yoyChange":"+43.5%"},{"year":"2012","value":"2.1","yoyChange":"+20.3%"},{"year":"2011","value":"1.7","yoyChange":"+20.6%"},{"year":"2010","value":"1.4","yoyChange":"+52.7%"},{"year":"2009","value":"0.9","yoyChange":"+11.6%"},{"year":"2008","value":"0.8","yoyChange":"+11.4%"},{"year":"2007","value":"0.7","yoyChange":"+11.6%"},{"year":"2006","value":"0.7","yoyChange":"+100.7%"},{"year":"2005","value":"0.3","yoyChange":"+172.7%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in South Africa from 1998 to present. Fixed broadband penetration measures high-speed connectivity infrastructure maturity and is a key input for digital service delivery economics. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2002–2024 (23 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 5.3 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 0 in 2002. The latest reading of 5.3 in 2024 represents a change of +1.9."}]}