What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Mali?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Mali was 1.33 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 Mali?

The highest recorded value was 1.34 per 100 people in 2021.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Mali?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0308 per 100 people in 1960.

How does Mali rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Mali ranks 166th out of 214 countries with data for 2022.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Mali?

Over the last ten years it is up 101.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Mali 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 Mali

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

Mali: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 1.33 per 100 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

1.33 per 100 people

Change on year

down 1.1%

World rank

166th

of 214 countries

All-time high

1.34 per 100 people

in 2021

All-time low

0.0308 per 100 people

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2022

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Mali, 1960–2022

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

Analysis

In 2022, fixed telephone subscriptions in Mali stood at 1.33 per 100 people.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 101.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Mali peaked at 1.34 per 100 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0308 per 100 people, in 1960.

That places Mali 166th out of 214 countries with data for 2022, 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 Mali, year by year

Annual values for Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) in Mali, 1960 to 2022.
Year	per 100 people	Change
1960	0.0308 per 100 people	—
1961	0.0313 per 100 people	+1.6%
1962	0.0313 per 100 people	+0.0%
1963	0.0313 per 100 people	+0.0%
1964	0.0313 per 100 people	+0.0%
1965	0.0454 per 100 people	+45.0%
1966	0.0467 per 100 people	+2.8%
1967	0.0467 per 100 people	+0.0%
1968	0.0467 per 100 people	+0.0%
1969	0.0467 per 100 people	+0.0%
1970	0.0464 per 100 people	-0.7%
1971	0.048 per 100 people	+3.4%
1972	0.048 per 100 people	+0.0%
1973	0.048 per 100 people	+0.0%
1974	0.048 per 100 people	+0.0%
1975	0.0533 per 100 people	+11.2%
1976	0.0554 per 100 people	+3.9%
1977	0.0572 per 100 people	+3.3%
1978	0.0564 per 100 people	-1.4%
1979	0.058 per 100 people	+2.8%
1980	0.0667 per 100 people	+15.0%
1981	0.0715 per 100 people	+7.1%
1982	0.0758 per 100 people	+6.0%
1983	0.0825 per 100 people	+8.9%
1984	0.0881 per 100 people	+6.7%
1985	0.0885 per 100 people	+0.5%
1986	0.0881 per 100 people	-0.4%
1987	0.1006 per 100 people	+14.1%
1988	0.1018 per 100 people	+1.2%
1989	0.1102 per 100 people	+8.2%
1990	0.122 per 100 people	+10.7%
1991	0.133 per 100 people	+9.0%
1992	0.134 per 100 people	+0.8%
1993	0.142 per 100 people	+6.0%
1994	0.153 per 100 people	+7.7%
1995	0.169 per 100 people	+10.5%
1996	0.205 per 100 people	+21.3%
1997	0.227 per 100 people	+10.7%
1998	0.248 per 100 people	+9.3%
1999	0.301 per 100 people	+21.4%
2000	0.3393 per 100 people	+12.7%
2001	0.4287 per 100 people	+26.3%
2002	0.4606 per 100 people	+7.4%
2003	0.4803 per 100 people	+4.3%
2004	0.5025 per 100 people	+4.6%
2005	0.5606 per 100 people	+11.6%
2006	0.5899 per 100 people	+5.2%
2007	0.5534 per 100 people	-6.2%
2008	0.5426 per 100 people	-1.9%
2009	0.5494 per 100 people	+1.2%
2010	0.7184 per 100 people	+30.8%
2011	0.6357 per 100 people	-11.5%
2012	0.6604 per 100 people	+3.9%
2013	0.7237 per 100 people	+9.6%
2014	0.8569 per 100 people	+18.4%
2015	0.909 per 100 people	+6.1%
2016	1.05 per 100 people	+15.1%
2017	1.08 per 100 people	+3.7%
2018	1.12 per 100 people	+2.9%
2019	1.15 per 100 people	+3.0%
2020	1.3 per 100 people	+12.8%
2021	1.34 per 100 people	+3.7%
2022	1.33 per 100 people	-1.1%

Mali compared with similar countries

Mali's 1.33 per 100 people is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2996 per 100 people, 4.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Mali's 1.33 per 100 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3436 per 100 people, 3.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions in Mali 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
1965	+45.0%	0.0313 per 100 people	0.0454 per 100 people

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0388 per 100 people	0.0308 per 100 people	0.0467 per 100 people	10
1970s	0.0519 per 100 people	0.0464 per 100 people	0.058 per 100 people	10
1980s	0.0874 per 100 people	0.0667 per 100 people	0.1102 per 100 people	10
1990s	0.1834 per 100 people	0.122 per 100 people	0.301 per 100 people	10
2000s	0.5007 per 100 people	0.3393 per 100 people	0.5899 per 100 people	10
2010s	0.8901 per 100 people	0.6357 per 100 people	1.15 per 100 people	10
2020s	1.32 per 100 people	1.3 per 100 people	1.34 per 100 people	3

Countries ranked near Mali

163 Gambia 1.6 per 100 people compare
164 South Africa 1.58 per 100 people compare
165 Nepal 1.38 per 100 people compare
167 Norway 1.31 per 100 people compare
168 Comoros 1.04 per 100 people compare
169 Myanmar 1.03 per 100 people compare

See the full ranking of 261 places →

More infrastructure data for Mali

Mobile cellular subscriptions 25.87 million (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 112.12 per 100 people (2022)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 306,900 (2022)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0133 units per person (2022)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2022)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 306,900 (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.12 units per person (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 25.87 million (2022)

All data for Mali →

Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Mali?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Mali was 1.33 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 Mali?: The highest recorded value was 1.34 per 100 people in 2021.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Mali?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0308 per 100 people in 1960.
How does Mali rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Mali ranks 166th out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Mali?: Over the last ten years it is up 101.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mali 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.