Malawi’s fixed broadband subscriptions rose to 0.09 per 100 people in 2024.

Higher is better. Higher is better because more fixed lines per person mean more homes, schools and businesses can rely on a stable, faster connection. Malawi stood at 0.09 per 100 people in 2024, up from 0.08 a year earlier, a rise of 8.6%. That is the highest figure since 2015, when it was 0.03, so the series has moved up across its whole span and sits at the top of its own range. Even so, the level is very small in absolute terms.

Why it matters. At 0.09 per 100 people, fixed broadband in Malawi reaches only a tiny fraction of households and organisations, so most people who go online do so on mobile phones. Firms, schools and offices that need steady uploads or video links depend on a few fixed connections, which are costly and concentrated in a small number of places. Growth from such a low base adds few lines in total, so the state's goal of wider access rests mainly on mobile networks for now.