What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Sierra Leone?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Sierra Leone was 0.0033 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 Sierra Leone?

The highest recorded value was 0.5416 per 100 people in 2009.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Sierra Leone?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 per 100 people in 2020.

How does Sierra Leone rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Sierra Leone ranks 207th out of 214 countries with data for 2022.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Sierra Leone?

Over the last ten years it is down 98.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone

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

Sierra Leone: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 0.0033 per 100 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

0.0033 per 100 people

Change on year

down 2.2%

World rank

207th

of 214 countries

All-time high

0.5416 per 100 people

in 2009

All-time low

0.0024 per 100 people

in 2020

Years of data

1965–2022

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Sierra Leone, 1965–2022

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

Analysis

Sierra Leone recorded 0.0033 per 100 people for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 98.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.5416 per 100 people in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 per 100 people, in 2020.

Sierra Leone ranks 207th 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 Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) in Sierra Leone, 1965 to 2022.
Year	per 100 people	Change
1965	0.1071 per 100 people	—
1966	0.1076 per 100 people	+0.5%
1967	0.1076 per 100 people	+0.0%
1968	0.1076 per 100 people	+0.0%
1969	0.1076 per 100 people	+0.0%
1971	0.1076 per 100 people	+0.0%
1972	0.1076 per 100 people	+0.0%
1973	0.1076 per 100 people	+0.0%
1974	0.1076 per 100 people	+0.0%
1980	0.34 per 100 people	+215.9%
1981	0.3346 per 100 people	-1.6%
1982	0.3434 per 100 people	+2.6%
1983	0.3539 per 100 people	+3.1%
1984	0.3996 per 100 people	+12.9%
1985	0.3385 per 100 people	-15.3%
1986	0.3929 per 100 people	+16.1%
1987	0.3204 per 100 people	-18.5%
1988	0.3119 per 100 people	-2.7%
1989	0.3092 per 100 people	-0.9%
1990	0.316 per 100 people	+2.2%
1991	0.319 per 100 people	+0.9%
1992	0.332 per 100 people	+4.1%
1993	0.348 per 100 people	+4.8%
1994	0.378 per 100 people	+8.6%
1995	0.398 per 100 people	+5.3%
1996	0.409 per 100 people	+2.8%
1997	0.409 per 100 people	+0.0%
1998	0.405 per 100 people	-1.0%
1999	0.422 per 100 people	+4.2%
2000	0.4291 per 100 people	+1.7%
2001	0.4847 per 100 people	+13.0%
2002	0.4828 per 100 people	-0.4%
2003	0.4886 per 100 people	+1.2%
2004	0.4948 per 100 people	+1.3%
2005	0.5053 per 100 people	+2.1%
2006	0.5156 per 100 people	+2.0%
2007	0.527 per 100 people	+2.2%
2008	0.5344 per 100 people	+1.4%
2009	0.5416 per 100 people	+1.4%
2010	0.225 per 100 people	-58.5%
2011	0.2505 per 100 people	+11.3%
2012	0.2748 per 100 people	+9.7%
2013	0.2383 per 100 people	-13.3%
2014	0.24 per 100 people	+0.7%
2015	0.2416 per 100 people	+0.7%
2016	0.2359 per 100 people	-2.3%
2017	0.2304 per 100 people	-2.4%
2018	0.0576 per 100 people	-75.0%
2019	0.0062 per 100 people	-89.3%
2020	0.0024 per 100 people	-61.2%
2021	0.0033 per 100 people	+39.1%
2022	0.0033 per 100 people	-2.2%

Sierra Leone compared with similar countries

Sierra Leone's 0.0033 per 100 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2996 per 100 people, 1% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Sierra Leone's 0.0033 per 100 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3436 per 100 people, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions in Sierra Leone 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
1980	+215.9%	0.1076 per 100 people	0.34 per 100 people
2019	-89.3%	0.0576 per 100 people	0.0062 per 100 people
2018	-75.0%	0.2304 per 100 people	0.0576 per 100 people
2020	-61.2%	0.0062 per 100 people	0.0024 per 100 people
2010	-58.5%	0.5416 per 100 people	0.225 per 100 people
2021	+39.1%	0.0024 per 100 people	0.0033 per 100 people

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1075 per 100 people	0.1071 per 100 people	0.1076 per 100 people	5
1970s	0.1076 per 100 people	0.1076 per 100 people	0.1076 per 100 people	4
1980s	0.3444 per 100 people	0.3092 per 100 people	0.3996 per 100 people	10
1990s	0.3736 per 100 people	0.316 per 100 people	0.422 per 100 people	10
2000s	0.5004 per 100 people	0.4291 per 100 people	0.5416 per 100 people	10
2010s	0.2 per 100 people	0.0062 per 100 people	0.2748 per 100 people	10
2020s	0.003 per 100 people	0.0024 per 100 people	0.0033 per 100 people	3

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

204 Madagascar 0.0109 per 100 people compare
205 Kiribati 0.0104 per 100 people compare
206 Benin 0.0093 per 100 people compare
208 Bhutan 0 per 100 people compare
208 Chad 0 per 100 people compare
208 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 per 100 people compare
208 Guinea 0 per 100 people compare
208 Guinea-Bissau 0 per 100 people compare
208 Nauru 0 per 100 people compare
208 South Sudan 0 per 100 people compare

See the full ranking of 261 places →

More infrastructure data for Sierra Leone

Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.93 million (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 107.88 per 100 people (2022)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 269 (2022)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0 units per person (2022)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2022)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 269 (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.08 units per person (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 8.93 million (2022)

All data for Sierra Leone →

Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Sierra Leone?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Sierra Leone was 0.0033 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 Sierra Leone?: The highest recorded value was 0.5416 per 100 people in 2009.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Sierra Leone?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 per 100 people in 2020.
How does Sierra Leone rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Sierra Leone ranks 207th out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Sierra Leone?: Over the last ten years it is down 98.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sierra Leone 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.