What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Malawi?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Malawi was 0.0225 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 Malawi?

The highest recorded value was 1.45 per 100 people in 2012.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Malawi?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0225 per 100 people in 2024.

How does Malawi rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Malawi ranks 200th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Malawi?

Over the last ten years it is down 80.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Malawi 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 Malawi

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

Malawi: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 0.0225 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0225 per 100 people

Change on year

down 1.3%

World rank

200th

of 212 countries

All-time high

1.45 per 100 people

in 2012

All-time low

0.0225 per 100 people

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Malawi, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions in Malawi stood at 0.0225 per 100 people. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 80.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Malawi peaked at 1.45 per 100 people in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0225 per 100 people, in 2024.

That places Malawi 200th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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	0.0952 per 100 people	0.0943 per 100 people	0.0967 per 100 people	10
1970s	0.1593 per 100 people	0.1276 per 100 people	0.2183 per 100 people	10
1980s	0.2554 per 100 people	0.2322 per 100 people	0.2829 per 100 people	10
1990s	0.3268 per 100 people	0.279 per 100 people	0.376 per 100 people	10
2000s	0.7584 per 100 people	0.4104 per 100 people	1.29 per 100 people	10
2010s	0.4326 per 100 people	0.064 per 100 people	1.45 per 100 people	10
2020s	0.0434 per 100 people	0.0225 per 100 people	0.0638 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Malawi

197 Rwanda 0.0649 per 100 people compare
198 Nigeria 0.0441 per 100 people compare
199 Central African Republic 0.041 per 100 people compare
201 Haiti 0.0118 per 100 people compare
202 Madagascar 0.0109 per 100 people compare
203 Kiribati 0.0104 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Malawi

Fixed telephone subscriptions 4,869 (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 69.26 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 15.00 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 3,507 (2023)
Air transport, freight 0.0006 million ton-km (2021)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 1,002 (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 16.14 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 784.69 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 19.0% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 10.5% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Malawi?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Malawi was 0.0225 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 Malawi?: The highest recorded value was 1.45 per 100 people in 2012.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Malawi?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0225 per 100 people in 2024.
How does Malawi rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Malawi ranks 200th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Malawi?: Over the last ten years it is down 80.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malawi 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.