What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Madagascar?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Madagascar was 0.0109 per 100 people in 2023, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Madagascar?

The highest recorded value was 0.8639 per 100 people in 2009.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Madagascar?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0109 per 100 people in 2023.

How does Madagascar rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Madagascar ranks 204th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Madagascar?

Over the last ten years it is down 98.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Madagascar 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 Madagascar

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

Madagascar: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 0.0109 per 100 people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0.0109 per 100 people

Change on year

down 91.5%

World rank

204th

of 214 countries

All-time high

0.8639 per 100 people

in 2009

All-time low

0.0109 per 100 people

in 2023

Years of data

1965–2023

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Madagascar, 1965–2023

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

Analysis

Madagascar recorded 0.0109 per 100 people for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.

The figure is down 91.5% on the previous year and down 98.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Madagascar peaked at 0.8639 per 100 people in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0109 per 100 people, in 2023.

That places Madagascar 204th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Madagascar, year by year

Annual values for Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) in Madagascar, 1965 to 2023.
Year	per 100 people	Change
1965	0.1643 per 100 people	—
1966	0.1647 per 100 people	+0.2%
1967	0.1647 per 100 people	+0.0%
1968	0.1647 per 100 people	+0.0%
1969	0.1647 per 100 people	+0.0%
1970	0.1883 per 100 people	+14.3%
1971	0.1901 per 100 people	+1.0%
1972	0.1901 per 100 people	+0.0%
1973	0.1901 per 100 people	+0.0%
1974	0.1901 per 100 people	+0.0%
1976	0.1898 per 100 people	-0.1%
1977	0.1843 per 100 people	-2.9%
1979	0.2128 per 100 people	+15.5%
1980	0.2135 per 100 people	+0.3%
1981	0.2096 per 100 people	-1.8%
1982	0.2053 per 100 people	-2.1%
1983	0.2017 per 100 people	-1.7%
1984	0.2111 per 100 people	+4.6%
1985	0.2158 per 100 people	+2.3%
1986	0.2215 per 100 people	+2.6%
1987	0.2296 per 100 people	+3.6%
1988	0.2275 per 100 people	-0.9%
1989	0.2405 per 100 people	+5.7%
1990	0.262 per 100 people	+8.9%
1991	0.292 per 100 people	+11.5%
1992	0.286 per 100 people	-2.1%
1993	0.264 per 100 people	-7.7%
1994	0.247 per 100 people	-6.4%
1995	0.264 per 100 people	+6.9%
1996	0.272 per 100 people	+3.0%
1997	0.288 per 100 people	+5.9%
1998	0.305 per 100 people	+5.9%
1999	0.314 per 100 people	+3.0%
2000	0.333 per 100 people	+6.0%
2001	0.3429 per 100 people	+3.0%
2002	0.339 per 100 people	-1.1%
2003	0.3298 per 100 people	-2.7%
2004	0.3155 per 100 people	-4.3%
2005	0.4821 per 100 people	+52.8%
2006	0.6579 per 100 people	+36.5%
2007	0.659 per 100 people	+0.2%
2008	0.7879 per 100 people	+19.6%
2009	0.8639 per 100 people	+9.7%
2010	0.6404 per 100 people	-25.9%
2011	0.6061 per 100 people	-5.4%
2012	0.6105 per 100 people	+0.7%
2013	0.6046 per 100 people	-1.0%
2014	0.5999 per 100 people	-0.8%
2015	0.5846 per 100 people	-2.6%
2016	0.5693 per 100 people	-2.6%
2017	0.2568 per 100 people	-54.9%
2018	0.2511 per 100 people	-2.2%
2019	0.2611 per 100 people	+4.0%
2020	0.1715 per 100 people	-34.3%
2021	0.1213 per 100 people	-29.3%
2022	0.1292 per 100 people	+6.5%
2023	0.0109 per 100 people	-91.5%

Madagascar compared with similar countries

Madagascar's 0.0109 per 100 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2996 per 100 people, 4% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Madagascar's 0.0109 per 100 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3436 per 100 people, 3% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions in Madagascar 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
2023	-91.5%	0.1292 per 100 people	0.0109 per 100 people
2017	-54.9%	0.5693 per 100 people	0.2568 per 100 people
2005	+52.8%	0.3155 per 100 people	0.4821 per 100 people
2006	+36.5%	0.4821 per 100 people	0.6579 per 100 people
2020	-34.3%	0.2611 per 100 people	0.1715 per 100 people
2021	-29.3%	0.1715 per 100 people	0.1213 per 100 people

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1646 per 100 people	0.1643 per 100 people	0.1647 per 100 people	5
1970s	0.1919 per 100 people	0.1843 per 100 people	0.2128 per 100 people	8
1980s	0.2176 per 100 people	0.2017 per 100 people	0.2405 per 100 people	10
1990s	0.2794 per 100 people	0.247 per 100 people	0.314 per 100 people	10
2000s	0.5111 per 100 people	0.3155 per 100 people	0.8639 per 100 people	10
2010s	0.4984 per 100 people	0.2511 per 100 people	0.6404 per 100 people	10
2020s	0.1082 per 100 people	0.0109 per 100 people	0.1715 per 100 people	4

Countries ranked near Madagascar

201 Central African Republic 0.041 per 100 people compare
202 Malawi 0.0225 per 100 people compare
203 Haiti 0.0118 per 100 people compare
205 Kiribati 0.0104 per 100 people compare
206 Benin 0.0093 per 100 people compare
207 Sierra Leone 0.0033 per 100 people compare

See the full ranking of 261 places →

More infrastructure data for Madagascar

Mobile cellular subscriptions 23.54 million (2023)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 75.46 per 100 people (2023)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 3,413 (2023)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -91.32 % change on previous year (2023)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3,413 (2023)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7546 units per person (2023)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 23.54 million (2023)

All data for Madagascar →

Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Madagascar?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Madagascar was 0.0109 per 100 people in 2023, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Madagascar?: The highest recorded value was 0.8639 per 100 people in 2009.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Madagascar?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0109 per 100 people in 2023.
How does Madagascar rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Madagascar ranks 204th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Madagascar?: Over the last ten years it is down 98.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Madagascar 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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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: 261 places, 14,535 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 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.