Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Malawi
Malawi: Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled was 4,869 in 2024. β Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Malawi, 1960β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Malawi recorded 4,869 for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 74.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Malawi peaked at 227,295 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3,500, in 1960.
That places Malawi 192nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024, 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 | 3,700 | 3,500 | 3,900 | 10 |
| 1970s | 8,392 | 6,000 | 13,164 | 10 |
| 1980s | 19,488 | 14,555 | 25,960 | 10 |
| 1990s | 33,735 | 26,640 | 41,562 | 10 |
| 2000s | 98,275 | 46,444 | 175,209 | 10 |
| 2010s | 67,654 | 11,234 | 227,295 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,802 | 4,808 | 12,465 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 189 Liberia 6,254 compare
- 190 Palau, Republic of 6,154 compare
- 191 Greenland 4,996 compare
- 193 Samoa 4,567 compare
- 194 Turks and Caicos Islands 4,052 compare
- 195 Madagascar, Republic of 3,413 compare
More infrastructure data for Malawi
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 15.00 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 69.26 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4,869 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0225 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6926 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 15.00 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Malawi?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Malawi was 4,869 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 227,295 in 2012.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,500 in 1960.
- How does Malawi rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled?
- Malawi ranks 192nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fixed telephone subscriptions with 153 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement β these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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
Fixed telephone subscriptions with 153 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement β these are filled holes, not forecasts.