Fixed telephone subscriptions in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 0.9262 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Vanuatu, 1970–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 0.9262 per 100 people for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 57.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Vanuatu peaked at 4.58 per 100 people in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.5746 per 100 people, in 1970.
Vanuatu ranks 171st 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 Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5746 per 100 people | — |
| 1971 | 0.5856 per 100 people | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.5856 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5856 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5856 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.9901 per 100 people | +69.1% |
| 1976 | 1.02 per 100 people | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 1.01 per 100 people | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 1.1 per 100 people | +8.4% |
| 1982 | 1.28 per 100 people | +17.2% |
| 1983 | 1.37 per 100 people | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 1.38 per 100 people | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 1.18 per 100 people | -14.4% |
| 1986 | 1.5 per 100 people | +27.4% |
| 1987 | 1.57 per 100 people | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 1.6 per 100 people | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 1.63 per 100 people | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 1.76 per 100 people | +7.9% |
| 1991 | 2.01 per 100 people | +14.2% |
| 1992 | 2.29 per 100 people | +13.9% |
| 1993 | 2.56 per 100 people | +11.8% |
| 1994 | 2.7 per 100 people | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 2.52 per 100 people | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 2.62 per 100 people | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 2.75 per 100 people | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 2.9 per 100 people | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 3.02 per 100 people | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 3.56 per 100 people | +18.0% |
| 2001 | 3.54 per 100 people | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 3.38 per 100 people | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 3.26 per 100 people | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 3.29 per 100 people | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 3.3 per 100 people | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 3.47 per 100 people | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 3.99 per 100 people | +14.8% |
| 2008 | 4.58 per 100 people | +15.0% |
| 2009 | 3.1 per 100 people | -32.3% |
| 2010 | 2.98 per 100 people | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 2.41 per 100 people | -19.2% |
| 2012 | 1.95 per 100 people | -19.2% |
| 2013 | 2.16 per 100 people | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 2.2 per 100 people | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.8 per 100 people | -18.1% |
| 2016 | 1.67 per 100 people | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 1.62 per 100 people | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 1.46 per 100 people | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 1.3 per 100 people | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 1.16 per 100 people | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 1.19 per 100 people | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 1.1 per 100 people | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9872 per 100 people | -10.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9262 per 100 people | -6.2% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.9262 per 100 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.01 per 100 people, 91% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.9262 per 100 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.82 per 100 people, 9% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions in Vanuatu 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 | +69.1% | 0.5856 per 100 people | 0.9901 per 100 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7812 per 100 people | 0.5746 per 100 people | 1.1 per 100 people | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.44 per 100 people | 1.18 per 100 people | 1.63 per 100 people | 8 |
| 1990s | 2.51 per 100 people | 1.76 per 100 people | 3.02 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.55 per 100 people | 3.1 per 100 people | 4.58 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.96 per 100 people | 1.3 per 100 people | 2.98 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 per 100 people | 0.9262 per 100 people | 1.19 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More infrastructure data for Vanuatu
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 286,107 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 89.29 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3,036 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0093 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3,036 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8929 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 286,107 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Vanuatu?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Vanuatu was 0.9262 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 4.58 per 100 people in 2008.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5746 per 100 people in 1970.
- How does Vanuatu rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Vanuatu ranks 171st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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
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.