Fixed telephone subscriptions in Congo
Congo: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 0.2917 per 100 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Congo, 1965–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions in Congo is 0.2917 per 100 people, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Congo peaked at 0.779 per 100 people in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.2031 per 100 people, in 2003.
Congo ranks 188th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Congo, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.323 per 100 people | — |
| 1966 | 0.3375 per 100 people | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 0.3375 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3375 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.3375 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3508 per 100 people | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 0.3693 per 100 people | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 0.3693 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3693 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3693 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3446 per 100 people | -6.7% |
| 1976 | 0.3782 per 100 people | +9.7% |
| 1977 | 0.382 per 100 people | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.397 per 100 people | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 0.4302 per 100 people | +8.4% |
| 1980 | 0.4642 per 100 people | +7.9% |
| 1981 | 0.4748 per 100 people | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4689 per 100 people | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.489 per 100 people | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4871 per 100 people | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4925 per 100 people | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4849 per 100 people | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.4983 per 100 people | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.6661 per 100 people | +33.7% |
| 1989 | 0.6799 per 100 people | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.666 per 100 people | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.69 per 100 people | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.711 per 100 people | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.739 per 100 people | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.769 per 100 people | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 0.779 per 100 people | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.778 per 100 people | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.762 per 100 people | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.745 per 100 people | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.725 per 100 people | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6981 per 100 people | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6723 per 100 people | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6566 per 100 people | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2031 per 100 people | -69.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3876 per 100 people | +90.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4303 per 100 people | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3584 per 100 people | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3367 per 100 people | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.22 per 100 people | -34.7% |
| 2009 | 0.271 per 100 people | +23.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3003 per 100 people | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 0.308 per 100 people | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.315 per 100 people | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3228 per 100 people | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3276 per 100 people | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3335 per 100 people | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3255 per 100 people | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3177 per 100 people | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3027 per 100 people | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2955 per 100 people | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2917 per 100 people | -1.3% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.2917 per 100 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.01 per 100 people, 29% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.2917 per 100 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3436 per 100 people, 85% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions in Congo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +90.8% | 0.2031 per 100 people | 0.3876 per 100 people |
| 2003 | -69.1% | 0.6566 per 100 people | 0.2031 per 100 people |
| 2008 | -34.7% | 0.3367 per 100 people | 0.22 per 100 people |
| 1988 | +33.7% | 0.4983 per 100 people | 0.6661 per 100 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3346 per 100 people | 0.323 per 100 people | 0.3375 per 100 people | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.376 per 100 people | 0.3446 per 100 people | 0.4302 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5206 per 100 people | 0.4642 per 100 people | 0.6799 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7364 per 100 people | 0.666 per 100 people | 0.779 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4234 per 100 people | 0.2031 per 100 people | 0.6981 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.317 per 100 people | 0.3003 per 100 people | 0.3335 per 100 people | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.2936 per 100 people | 0.2917 per 100 people | 0.2955 per 100 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More infrastructure data for Congo
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.05 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 95.53 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 17,604 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0029 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2020)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 17,604 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9553 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 6.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Congo?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Congo was 0.2917 per 100 people in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.779 per 100 people in 1995.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2031 per 100 people in 2003.
- How does Congo rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Congo ranks 188th out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo 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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About this data
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.