Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate was -16.67 % change on previous year in 2025. β Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1961β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded -16.67 % change on previous year for fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4,123.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 25.63 % change on previous year in 1975 and was at its lowest, -16.67 % change on previous year, in 2025.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 1970s | 7.77 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 25.63 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.9 % change on previous year | 4.57 % change on previous year | 16.83 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.99 % change on previous year | 2.57 % change on previous year | 10.4 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.72 % change on previous year | -0.0063 % change on previous year | 7.98 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -4.88 % change on previous year | -16.13 % change on previous year | 5.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -6.81 % change on previous year | -16.67 % change on previous year | 2.56 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 40 United Arab Emirates 1.54 % change on previous year compare
- 41 Cabo Verde 1.52 % change on previous year compare
- 42 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.3 % change on previous year compare
- 43 Malawi 1.27 % change on previous year compare
- 44 New Caledonia 1.24 % change on previous year compare
- 45 Antigua and Barbuda 1.19 % change on previous year compare
- 46 Venezuela 1.09 % change on previous year compare
More infrastructure data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.20 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 90.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0038 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 5.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9049 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 1.20 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa was -16.67 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 25.63 % change on previous year in 1975.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.67 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4,123.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Fixed telephone subscriptions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Fixed telephone subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Fixed telephone subscriptions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.