What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Benin?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Benin was 0.0093 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Benin?

The highest recorded value was 1.77 per 100 people in 2014.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Benin?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0093 per 100 people in 2024.

How does Benin rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Benin ranks 206th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Benin?

Over the last ten years it is down 99.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Benin data come from?

The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Benin

Name: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Benin
Creator: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Benin: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 0.0093 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0093 per 100 people

Change on year

down 7.7%

World rank

206th

of 214 countries

All-time high

1.77 per 100 people

in 2014

All-time low

0.0093 per 100 people

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Benin, 1960–2024

Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.

Analysis

In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions in Benin stood at 0.0093 per 100 people. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 99.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Benin peaked at 1.77 per 100 people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0093 per 100 people, in 2024.

Benin ranks 206th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) in Benin, 1960 to 2024.
Year	per 100 people	Change
1960	0.0866 per 100 people	—
1961	0.0895 per 100 people	+3.3%
1962	0.0895 per 100 people	+0.0%
1963	0.0895 per 100 people	+0.0%
1964	0.0895 per 100 people	+0.0%
1965	0.0841 per 100 people	-6.1%
1966	0.0874 per 100 people	+3.9%
1967	0.0874 per 100 people	+0.0%
1968	0.0874 per 100 people	+0.0%
1969	0.0874 per 100 people	+0.0%
1970	0.1158 per 100 people	+32.5%
1971	0.1202 per 100 people	+3.8%
1972	0.1202 per 100 people	+0.0%
1973	0.1202 per 100 people	+0.0%
1974	0.1202 per 100 people	+0.0%
1975	0.1573 per 100 people	+30.8%
1976	0.1694 per 100 people	+7.7%
1977	0.1796 per 100 people	+6.1%
1978	0.1933 per 100 people	+7.6%
1979	0.2061 per 100 people	+6.6%
1980	0.2221 per 100 people	+7.8%
1981	0.2387 per 100 people	+7.5%
1982	0.2388 per 100 people	+0.0%
1983	0.2385 per 100 people	-0.1%
1984	0.2465 per 100 people	+3.3%
1985	0.2462 per 100 people	-0.1%
1986	0.2644 per 100 people	+7.4%
1987	0.2812 per 100 people	+6.4%
1988	0.2814 per 100 people	+0.1%
1989	0.2859 per 100 people	+1.6%
1990	0.28 per 100 people	-2.1%
1991	0.276 per 100 people	-1.4%
1992	0.281 per 100 people	+1.8%
1993	0.348 per 100 people	+23.8%
1994	0.393 per 100 people	+12.9%
1995	0.453 per 100 people	+15.3%
1996	0.511 per 100 people	+12.8%
1997	0.554 per 100 people	+8.4%
1998	0.565 per 100 people	+2.0%
1999	0.623 per 100 people	+10.3%
2000	0.7151 per 100 people	+14.8%
2001	0.7964 per 100 people	+11.4%
2002	0.8165 per 100 people	+2.5%
2003	0.8405 per 100 people	+2.9%
2004	0.8921 per 100 people	+6.1%
2005	0.9051 per 100 people	+1.5%
2006	0.8897 per 100 people	-1.7%
2007	1.24 per 100 people	+39.0%
2008	1.25 per 100 people	+1.0%
2009	1.34 per 100 people	+7.0%
2010	1.36 per 100 people	+1.9%
2011	1.51 per 100 people	+11.1%
2012	1.51 per 100 people	-0.4%
2013	1.49 per 100 people	-1.2%
2014	1.77 per 100 people	+19.1%
2015	1.71 per 100 people	-3.4%
2016	1.07 per 100 people	-37.7%
2017	0.4717 per 100 people	-55.8%
2018	0.3917 per 100 people	-16.9%
2019	0.2822 per 100 people	-28.0%
2020	0.2478 per 100 people	-12.2%
2021	0.0857 per 100 people	-65.4%
2022	0.0111 per 100 people	-87.1%
2023	0.0101 per 100 people	-8.8%
2024	0.0093 per 100 people	-7.7%

Benin compared with similar countries

Benin's 0.0093 per 100 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.01 per 100 people, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Benin's 0.0093 per 100 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3436 per 100 people, 3% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
2022	-87.1%	0.0857 per 100 people	0.0111 per 100 people
2021	-65.4%	0.2478 per 100 people	0.0857 per 100 people
2017	-55.8%	1.07 per 100 people	0.4717 per 100 people

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0878 per 100 people	0.0841 per 100 people	0.0895 per 100 people	10
1970s	0.1502 per 100 people	0.1158 per 100 people	0.2061 per 100 people	10
1980s	0.2544 per 100 people	0.2221 per 100 people	0.2859 per 100 people	10
1990s	0.4284 per 100 people	0.276 per 100 people	0.623 per 100 people	10
2000s	0.9679 per 100 people	0.7151 per 100 people	1.34 per 100 people	10
2010s	1.16 per 100 people	0.2822 per 100 people	1.77 per 100 people	10
2020s	0.0728 per 100 people	0.0093 per 100 people	0.2478 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Benin

203 Haiti 0.0118 per 100 people compare
204 Madagascar 0.0109 per 100 people compare
205 Kiribati 0.0104 per 100 people compare
207 Sierra Leone 0.0033 per 100 people compare
208 Bhutan 0 per 100 people compare
208 Chad 0 per 100 people compare
208 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 per 100 people compare
208 Guinea 0 per 100 people compare
208 Guinea-Bissau 0 per 100 people compare
208 Nauru 0 per 100 people compare
208 South Sudan 0 per 100 people compare

See the full ranking of 261 places →

More infrastructure data for Benin

Mobile cellular subscriptions 18.21 million (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 125.94 per 100 people (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 1,350 (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -5.4 % change on previous year (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1,350 (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 18.21 million (2024)

All data for Benin →

Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Benin?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Benin was 0.0093 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Benin?: The highest recorded value was 1.77 per 100 people in 2014.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Benin?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0093 per 100 people in 2024.
How does Benin rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Benin ranks 206th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Benin?: Over the last ten years it is down 99.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Benin data come from?: The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit: per 100 people
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 14,535 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.