What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Niger?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Niger was 0.4349 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 Niger?

The highest recorded value was 0.7776 per 100 people in 2016.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Niger?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0217 per 100 people in 1960.

How does Niger rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Niger ranks 180th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Niger?

Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Niger 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 Niger

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

Niger: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 0.4349 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.4349 per 100 people

Change on year

down 33.7%

World rank

180th

of 214 countries

All-time high

0.7776 per 100 people

in 2016

All-time low

0.0217 per 100 people

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Niger, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

Niger recorded 0.4349 per 100 people for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2024.

The figure is down 33.7% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Niger peaked at 0.7776 per 100 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0217 per 100 people, in 1960.

Niger ranks 180th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Niger, year by year

Annual values for Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) in Niger, 1960 to 2024.
Year	per 100 people	Change
1960	0.0217 per 100 people	—
1961	0.0224 per 100 people	+3.2%
1962	0.0224 per 100 people	+0.0%
1963	0.0224 per 100 people	+0.0%
1964	0.0224 per 100 people	+0.0%
1966	0.0224 per 100 people	+0.0%
1967	0.0224 per 100 people	+0.0%
1968	0.0224 per 100 people	+0.0%
1969	0.0224 per 100 people	+0.0%
1970	0.0471 per 100 people	+110.6%
1971	0.0488 per 100 people	+3.5%
1972	0.0488 per 100 people	+0.0%
1973	0.0488 per 100 people	+0.0%
1974	0.0488 per 100 people	+0.0%
1975	0.0637 per 100 people	+30.6%
1976	0.0692 per 100 people	+8.7%
1977	0.0868 per 100 people	+25.4%
1978	0.0895 per 100 people	+3.1%
1979	0.0935 per 100 people	+4.5%
1980	0.0951 per 100 people	+1.7%
1981	0.0999 per 100 people	+5.1%
1982	0.1066 per 100 people	+6.7%
1983	0.11 per 100 people	+3.2%
1984	0.1132 per 100 people	+2.9%
1985	0.1133 per 100 people	+0.1%
1986	0.112 per 100 people	-1.1%
1987	0.1113 per 100 people	-0.7%
1988	0.1105 per 100 people	-0.7%
1989	0.1122 per 100 people	+1.6%
1990	0.112 per 100 people	-0.2%
1991	0.115 per 100 people	+2.7%
1992	0.116 per 100 people	+0.9%
1993	0.115 per 100 people	-0.9%
1994	0.133 per 100 people	+15.7%
1995	0.141 per 100 people	+6.0%
1996	0.153 per 100 people	+8.5%
1997	0.158 per 100 people	+3.3%
1998	0.169 per 100 people	+7.0%
1999	0.17 per 100 people	+0.6%
2000	0.1737 per 100 people	+2.2%
2001	0.1818 per 100 people	+4.7%
2002	0.1814 per 100 people	-0.2%
2003	0.1795 per 100 people	-1.0%
2004	0.1812 per 100 people	+0.9%
2005	0.1741 per 100 people	-3.9%
2006	0.2097 per 100 people	+20.4%
2007	0.2816 per 100 people	+34.3%
2008	0.4214 per 100 people	+49.7%
2009	0.4788 per 100 people	+13.6%
2010	0.5039 per 100 people	+5.2%
2011	0.4969 per 100 people	-1.4%
2012	0.5636 per 100 people	+13.4%
2013	0.5427 per 100 people	-3.7%
2014	0.548 per 100 people	+1.0%
2015	0.5517 per 100 people	+0.7%
2016	0.7776 per 100 people	+41.0%
2017	0.5335 per 100 people	-31.4%
2019	0.253 per 100 people	-52.6%
2020	0.245 per 100 people	-3.2%
2021	0.237 per 100 people	-3.3%
2022	0.249 per 100 people	+5.1%
2023	0.6556 per 100 people	+163.3%
2024	0.4349 per 100 people	-33.7%

Niger compared with similar countries

Niger's 0.4349 per 100 people is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2996 per 100 people, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Niger's 0.4349 per 100 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3436 per 100 people, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions in Niger 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	+163.3%	0.249 per 100 people	0.6556 per 100 people
1970	+110.6%	0.0224 per 100 people	0.0471 per 100 people
2019	-52.6%	0.5335 per 100 people	0.253 per 100 people
2008	+49.7%	0.2816 per 100 people	0.4214 per 100 people
2016	+41.0%	0.5517 per 100 people	0.7776 per 100 people
2024	-33.7%	0.6556 per 100 people	0.4349 per 100 people

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0223 per 100 people	0.0217 per 100 people	0.0224 per 100 people	9
1970s	0.0645 per 100 people	0.0471 per 100 people	0.0935 per 100 people	10
1980s	0.1084 per 100 people	0.0951 per 100 people	0.1133 per 100 people	10
1990s	0.1382 per 100 people	0.112 per 100 people	0.17 per 100 people	10
2000s	0.2463 per 100 people	0.1737 per 100 people	0.4788 per 100 people	10
2010s	0.5301 per 100 people	0.253 per 100 people	0.7776 per 100 people	9
2020s	0.3643 per 100 people	0.237 per 100 people	0.6556 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Niger

177 Equatorial Guinea 0.6315 per 100 people compare
178 Ethiopia 0.5798 per 100 people compare
179 Afghanistan 0.4389 per 100 people compare
181 Uganda 0.3918 per 100 people compare
182 Burkina Faso 0.347 per 100 people compare
183 Zambia 0.3457 per 100 people compare

See the full ranking of 261 places →

More infrastructure data for Niger

Mobile cellular subscriptions 16.38 million (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 60.59 per 100 people (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 117,563 (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -31.46 % change on previous year (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 117,563 (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6059 units per person (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 16.38 million (2024)

All data for Niger →

Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Niger?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Niger was 0.4349 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 Niger?: The highest recorded value was 0.7776 per 100 people in 2016.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Niger?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0217 per 100 people in 1960.
How does Niger rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Niger ranks 180th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Niger?: Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Niger 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.