What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Sudan?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Sudan was 0.3155 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 Sudan?

The highest recorded value was 3.37 per 100 people in 2004.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Sudan?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1669 per 100 people in 1961.

How does Sudan rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Sudan ranks 183rd out of 212 countries with data for 2022.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Sudan?

Over the last ten years it is down 72.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Sudan 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 Sudan

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

Sudan: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 0.3155 per 100 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

0.3155 per 100 people

Change on year

up 15.3%

World rank

183rd

of 212 countries

All-time high

3.37 per 100 people

in 2004

All-time low

0.1669 per 100 people

in 1961

Years of data

1960–2022

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Sudan, 1960–2022

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

Analysis

In 2022, fixed telephone subscriptions in Sudan stood at 0.3155 per 100 people.

That represents a change of up 15.3% on the previous year and down 72.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Sudan peaked at 3.37 per 100 people in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.1669 per 100 people, in 1961.

Sudan ranks 183rd of 212 countries on this measure, 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	0.2061 per 100 people	0.1669 per 100 people	0.278 per 100 people	10
1970s	0.2743 per 100 people	0.2417 per 100 people	0.3134 per 100 people	10
1980s	0.2822 per 100 people	0.2636 per 100 people	0.2953 per 100 people	10
1990s	0.4055 per 100 people	0.266 per 100 people	0.927 per 100 people	10
2000s	1.84 per 100 people	1.05 per 100 people	3.37 per 100 people	10
2010s	0.7772 per 100 people	0.2972 per 100 people	1.54 per 100 people	10
2020s	0.2885 per 100 people	0.2735 per 100 people	0.3155 per 100 people	3

Countries ranked near Sudan

180 Burkina Faso 0.347 per 100 people compare
181 Zambia 0.3457 per 100 people compare
182 Lesotho 0.3414 per 100 people compare
184 Mauritania 0.3095 per 100 people compare
185 Somalia 0.2996 per 100 people compare
186 Congo 0.2917 per 100 people compare

See the full ranking of 260 places →

More infrastructure data for Sudan

Fixed telephone subscriptions 155,802 (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 70.21 per 100 people (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 34.67 million (2022)
Air transport, passengers carried 911,090 (2023)
Air transport, freight 20.04 million ton-km (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 9,330 (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 4 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 81 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 18.6% (2017)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 3.5% (2022)

All data for Sudan →

Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Sudan?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Sudan was 0.3155 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 Sudan?: The highest recorded value was 3.37 per 100 people in 2004.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Sudan?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1669 per 100 people in 1961.
How does Sudan rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Sudan ranks 183rd out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Sudan?: Over the last ten years it is down 72.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sudan 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.