Fixed telephone subscriptions in Liberia
Liberia: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 0.1164 per 100 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Liberia, 1981–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 0.1164 per 100 people for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2022.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and down 62.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Liberia peaked at 0.422 per 100 people in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0523 per 100 people, in 2008.
Liberia ranks 194th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Liberia, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.3518 per 100 people | — |
| 1982 | 0.3419 per 100 people | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.3319 per 100 people | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.3353 per 100 people | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3679 per 100 people | +9.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3485 per 100 people | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3388 per 100 people | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.3524 per 100 people | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3489 per 100 people | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.422 per 100 people | +21.0% |
| 1991 | 0.169 per 100 people | -60.0% |
| 1992 | 0.217 per 100 people | +28.4% |
| 1993 | 0.209 per 100 people | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.209 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.207 per 100 people | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.202 per 100 people | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.264 per 100 people | +30.7% |
| 1998 | 0.243 per 100 people | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 0.234 per 100 people | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2288 per 100 people | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2255 per 100 people | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.223 per 100 people | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0558 per 100 people | -75.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0523 per 100 people | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0602 per 100 people | +15.0% |
| 2010 | 0.143 per 100 people | +137.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2201 per 100 people | +53.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3141 per 100 people | +42.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2461 per 100 people | -21.6% |
| 2014 | 0.22 per 100 people | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1932 per 100 people | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1682 per 100 people | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 0.119 per 100 people | -29.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1165 per 100 people | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1141 per 100 people | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1164 per 100 people | +2.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.1164 per 100 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2996 per 100 people, 39% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.1164 per 100 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3436 per 100 people, 34% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions in Liberia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +137.6% | 0.0602 per 100 people | 0.143 per 100 people |
| 2007 | -75.0% | 0.223 per 100 people | 0.0558 per 100 people |
| 1991 | -60.0% | 0.422 per 100 people | 0.169 per 100 people |
| 2011 | +53.8% | 0.143 per 100 people | 0.2201 per 100 people |
| 2012 | +42.7% | 0.2201 per 100 people | 0.3141 per 100 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3464 per 100 people | 0.3319 per 100 people | 0.3679 per 100 people | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.2376 per 100 people | 0.169 per 100 people | 0.422 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1409 per 100 people | 0.0523 per 100 people | 0.2288 per 100 people | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.2029 per 100 people | 0.119 per 100 people | 0.3141 per 100 people | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.1157 per 100 people | 0.1141 per 100 people | 0.1165 per 100 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More infrastructure data for Liberia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.72 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 32.06 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6,254 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0012 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.23 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 6,254 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.3206 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 1.72 million (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Liberia?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Liberia was 0.1164 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.422 per 100 people in 1990.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0523 per 100 people in 2008.
- How does Liberia rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Liberia ranks 194th out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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.