What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Lesotho?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Lesotho was 0.3414 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 Lesotho?

The highest recorded value was 2.73 per 100 people in 2006.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Lesotho?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0478 per 100 people in 1961.

How does Lesotho rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Lesotho ranks 182nd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Lesotho?

Over the last ten years it is down 85.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Lesotho 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 Lesotho

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

Lesotho: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 0.3414 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.3414 per 100 people

Change on year

up 7.5%

World rank

182nd

of 212 countries

All-time high

2.73 per 100 people

in 2006

All-time low

0.0478 per 100 people

in 1961

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Lesotho, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions in Lesotho stood at 0.3414 per 100 people.

That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and down 85.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Lesotho peaked at 2.73 per 100 people in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0478 per 100 people, in 1961.

Lesotho ranks 182nd of 212 countries on this measure, 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	0.0905 per 100 people	0.0478 per 100 people	0.1395 per 100 people	10
1970s	0.1521 per 100 people	0.1263 per 100 people	0.2254 per 100 people	10
1980s	0.4516 per 100 people	0.2448 per 100 people	0.692 per 100 people	10
1990s	0.8422 per 100 people	0.607 per 100 people	1.08 per 100 people	10
2000s	1.9 per 100 people	1.07 per 100 people	2.73 per 100 people	10
2010s	1.65 per 100 people	0.3814 per 100 people	2.5 per 100 people	10
2020s	0.3789 per 100 people	0.295 per 100 people	0.5177 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Lesotho

179 Uganda 0.3918 per 100 people compare
180 Burkina Faso 0.347 per 100 people compare
181 Zambia 0.3457 per 100 people compare
183 Sudan 0.3155 per 100 people compare
184 Mauritania 0.3095 per 100 people compare
185 Somalia 0.2996 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Lesotho

Fixed telephone subscriptions 7,980 (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 70.33 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.64 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 1,300 (1999)
Air transport, freight 0.1 million ton-km (1993)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 200 (1999)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 5.23 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 2,288 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 51.8% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 45.7% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Lesotho?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Lesotho was 0.3414 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 Lesotho?: The highest recorded value was 2.73 per 100 people in 2006.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Lesotho?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0478 per 100 people in 1961.
How does Lesotho rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Lesotho ranks 182nd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Lesotho?: Over the last ten years it is down 85.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Lesotho 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.