Fixed telephone subscriptions in Gabon
Gabon: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 2.64 per 100 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Gabon, 1981–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions in Gabon stood at 2.64 per 100 people.
That represents a change of up 20.4% on the previous year and up 182.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Gabon peaked at 3.19 per 100 people in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.9021 per 100 people, in 2016.
That places Gabon 149th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Gabon, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.36 per 100 people | — |
| 1982 | 1.33 per 100 people | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 1.35 per 100 people | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 1.32 per 100 people | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 1.4 per 100 people | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 1.48 per 100 people | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 1.55 per 100 people | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 1.83 per 100 people | +18.1% |
| 1989 | 1.97 per 100 people | +8.0% |
| 1990 | 2.11 per 100 people | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 2.6 per 100 people | +23.2% |
| 1992 | 2.66 per 100 people | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 2.8 per 100 people | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 2.87 per 100 people | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 2.85 per 100 people | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 3.04 per 100 people | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 3.15 per 100 people | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 3.19 per 100 people | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 3.06 per 100 people | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 3.06 per 100 people | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 2.84 per 100 people | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 2.38 per 100 people | -16.1% |
| 2003 | 2.78 per 100 people | +16.5% |
| 2004 | 2.72 per 100 people | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 2.67 per 100 people | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 2.42 per 100 people | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 1.7 per 100 people | -29.6% |
| 2008 | 2.06 per 100 people | +21.2% |
| 2009 | 2.19 per 100 people | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 1.77 per 100 people | -19.5% |
| 2011 | 1.26 per 100 people | -28.5% |
| 2012 | 1.22 per 100 people | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 1.01 per 100 people | -17.8% |
| 2014 | 0.935 per 100 people | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9191 per 100 people | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9021 per 100 people | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9845 per 100 people | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9862 per 100 people | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.983 per 100 people | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.09 per 100 people | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 1.33 per 100 people | +21.9% |
| 2022 | 1.79 per 100 people | +33.8% |
| 2023 | 2.2 per 100 people | +23.0% |
| 2024 | 2.64 per 100 people | +20.4% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 2.64 per 100 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.63 per 100 people, 25% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 2.64 per 100 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3436 per 100 people, 7.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.51 per 100 people | 1.32 per 100 people | 1.97 per 100 people | 9 |
| 1990s | 2.83 per 100 people | 2.11 per 100 people | 3.19 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.48 per 100 people | 1.7 per 100 people | 3.06 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 per 100 people | 0.9021 per 100 people | 1.77 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.81 per 100 people | 1.09 per 100 people | 2.64 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More infrastructure data for Gabon
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.18 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 125.34 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 67,119 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 23.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 67,119 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.25 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 3.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Gabon?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Gabon was 2.64 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 3.19 per 100 people in 1998.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9021 per 100 people in 2016.
- How does Gabon rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Gabon ranks 149th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 182.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 44 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.