What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Tanzania?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Tanzania was 0.1142 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 Tanzania?

The highest recorded value was 0.5067 per 100 people in 2000.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Tanzania?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0809 per 100 people in 1961.

How does Tanzania rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Tanzania ranks 195th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Tanzania?

Over the last ten years it is down 62.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Tanzania 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 Tanzania

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

Tanzania: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 0.1142 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.1142 per 100 people

Change on year

up 0.5%

World rank

195th

of 214 countries

All-time high

0.5067 per 100 people

in 2000

All-time low

0.0809 per 100 people

in 1961

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Tanzania, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions in Tanzania is 0.1142 per 100 people, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 62.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Tanzania peaked at 0.5067 per 100 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0809 per 100 people, in 1961.

That places Tanzania 195th out of 214 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.

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Tanzania, year by year

Annual values for Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) in Tanzania, 1960 to 2024.
Year	per 100 people	Change
1960	0.081 per 100 people	—
1961	0.0809 per 100 people	-0.1%
1962	0.0809 per 100 people	+0.0%
1963	0.0809 per 100 people	+0.0%
1964	0.0809 per 100 people	+0.0%
1965	0.088 per 100 people	+8.8%
1966	0.0879 per 100 people	-0.0%
1967	0.0879 per 100 people	+0.0%
1968	0.0879 per 100 people	+0.0%
1969	0.0879 per 100 people	+0.0%
1970	0.11 per 100 people	+25.1%
1971	0.1106 per 100 people	+0.6%
1972	0.1106 per 100 people	+0.0%
1973	0.1106 per 100 people	+0.0%
1974	0.1106 per 100 people	+0.0%
1975	0.1666 per 100 people	+50.5%
1976	0.1708 per 100 people	+2.6%
1977	0.1821 per 100 people	+6.6%
1978	0.1937 per 100 people	+6.4%
1979	0.2047 per 100 people	+5.7%
1980	0.2061 per 100 people	+0.7%
1981	0.2046 per 100 people	-0.7%
1982	0.2049 per 100 people	+0.1%
1983	0.2078 per 100 people	+1.4%
1984	0.2174 per 100 people	+4.6%
1985	0.2307 per 100 people	+6.1%
1986	0.2335 per 100 people	+1.2%
1987	0.2445 per 100 people	+4.7%
1988	0.2659 per 100 people	+8.8%
1989	0.2768 per 100 people	+4.1%
1990	0.28 per 100 people	+1.2%
1991	0.285 per 100 people	+1.8%
1992	0.296 per 100 people	+3.9%
1993	0.3 per 100 people	+1.4%
1994	0.3 per 100 people	+0.0%
1995	0.297 per 100 people	-1.0%
1996	0.3 per 100 people	+1.0%
1997	0.333 per 100 people	+11.0%
1998	0.376 per 100 people	+12.9%
1999	0.449 per 100 people	+19.4%
2000	0.5067 per 100 people	+12.8%
2001	0.5051 per 100 people	-0.3%
2002	0.4474 per 100 people	-11.4%
2003	0.3964 per 100 people	-11.4%
2004	0.3893 per 100 people	-1.8%
2005	0.394 per 100 people	+1.2%
2006	0.3772 per 100 people	-4.2%
2007	0.394 per 100 people	+4.5%
2008	0.2908 per 100 people	-26.2%
2009	0.3963 per 100 people	+36.3%
2010	0.3899 per 100 people	-1.6%
2011	0.3499 per 100 people	-10.3%
2012	0.3723 per 100 people	+6.4%
2013	0.3379 per 100 people	-9.2%
2014	0.3004 per 100 people	-11.1%
2015	0.2745 per 100 people	-8.6%
2016	0.2408 per 100 people	-12.3%
2017	0.2284 per 100 people	-5.2%
2018	0.2163 per 100 people	-5.3%
2019	0.1289 per 100 people	-40.4%
2020	0.1189 per 100 people	-7.8%
2021	0.1143 per 100 people	-3.8%
2022	0.1309 per 100 people	+14.5%
2023	0.1137 per 100 people	-13.1%
2024	0.1142 per 100 people	+0.5%

Tanzania compared with similar countries

Tanzania's 0.1142 per 100 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.01 per 100 people, 11% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Tanzania's 0.1142 per 100 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3436 per 100 people, 33% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions in Tanzania 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
1975	+50.5%	0.1106 per 100 people	0.1666 per 100 people
2019	-40.4%	0.2163 per 100 people	0.1289 per 100 people

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0844 per 100 people	0.0809 per 100 people	0.088 per 100 people	10
1970s	0.147 per 100 people	0.11 per 100 people	0.2047 per 100 people	10
1980s	0.2292 per 100 people	0.2046 per 100 people	0.2768 per 100 people	10
1990s	0.3216 per 100 people	0.28 per 100 people	0.449 per 100 people	10
2000s	0.4097 per 100 people	0.2908 per 100 people	0.5067 per 100 people	10
2010s	0.2839 per 100 people	0.1289 per 100 people	0.3899 per 100 people	10
2020s	0.1184 per 100 people	0.1137 per 100 people	0.1309 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Tanzania

192 Bangladesh 0.1641 per 100 people compare
193 East Timor 0.1207 per 100 people compare
194 Liberia 0.1164 per 100 people compare
196 Burundi 0.1049 per 100 people compare
197 Kenya 0.101 per 100 people compare
198 Mozambique 0.0818 per 100 people compare

See the full ranking of 261 places →

More infrastructure data for Tanzania

Mobile cellular subscriptions 86.77 million (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.56 per 100 people (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 78,299 (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0011 units per person (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.39 % change on previous year (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 78,299 (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.27 units per person (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 86.77 million (2024)

All data for Tanzania →

Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Tanzania?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Tanzania was 0.1142 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 Tanzania?: The highest recorded value was 0.5067 per 100 people in 2000.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Tanzania?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0809 per 100 people in 1961.
How does Tanzania rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Tanzania ranks 195th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Tanzania?: Over the last ten years it is down 62.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Tanzania 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.