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 186th out of 212 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.

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Congo

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

Congo: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 0.2917 per 100 people in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)

0.2917 per 100 people

Change on year

down 1.3%

World rank

186th

of 212 countries

All-time high

0.779 per 100 people

in 1995

All-time low

0.2031 per 100 people

in 2003

Years of data

1965–2022

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 186th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.

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

183 Sudan 0.3155 per 100 people compare
184 Mauritania 0.3095 per 100 people compare
185 Somalia 0.2996 per 100 people compare
187 Cameroon 0.2318 per 100 people compare
188 Angola 0.2119 per 100 people compare
189 Cambodia 0.1649 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Congo

Fixed telephone subscriptions 17,604 (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 95.53 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.05 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 147,084 (2023)
Air transport, freight 4.15 million ton-km (2019)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 1,545 (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 222 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 36,785 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 47.3% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 69.5% (2022)

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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 186th out of 212 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

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: 260 places, 14,528 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 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.