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Fixed telephone subscriptions in Zambia

Zambia: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 0.3457 per 100 people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.3457 per 100 people
Change on year
down 11.8%
World rank
183rd
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.931 per 100 people
in 1993
All-time low
0.3362 per 100 people
in 2021
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Zambia, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

Zambia recorded 0.3457 per 100 people for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2024.

The figure is down 11.8% on the previous year and down 52.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Zambia peaked at 0.931 per 100 people in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.3362 per 100 people, in 2021.

That places Zambia 183rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Zambia, year by year

Year per 100 people Change
1960 0.4809 per 100 people —
1961 0.4885 per 100 people +1.6%
1962 0.4885 per 100 people +0.0%
1963 0.4885 per 100 people +0.0%
1964 0.4885 per 100 people +0.0%
1965 0.4675 per 100 people -4.3%
1966 0.4789 per 100 people +2.5%
1967 0.4789 per 100 people +0.0%
1968 0.4789 per 100 people +0.0%
1969 0.4789 per 100 people +0.0%
1970 0.5418 per 100 people +13.1%
1971 0.5551 per 100 people +2.5%
1972 0.5551 per 100 people +0.0%
1973 0.5551 per 100 people +0.0%
1974 0.5551 per 100 people +0.0%
1975 0.5759 per 100 people +3.7%
1976 0.5552 per 100 people -3.6%
1977 0.5637 per 100 people +1.5%
1978 0.5564 per 100 people -1.3%
1979 0.5528 per 100 people -0.7%
1980 0.5709 per 100 people +3.3%
1981 0.5922 per 100 people +3.7%
1982 0.5965 per 100 people +0.7%
1983 0.596 per 100 people -0.1%
1984 0.6446 per 100 people +8.2%
1985 0.6546 per 100 people +1.6%
1986 0.6844 per 100 people +4.6%
1987 0.7177 per 100 people +4.9%
1988 0.8019 per 100 people +11.7%
1989 0.8777 per 100 people +9.5%
1990 0.836 per 100 people -4.7%
1991 0.864 per 100 people +3.3%
1992 0.928 per 100 people +7.4%
1993 0.931 per 100 people +0.3%
1994 0.93 per 100 people -0.1%
1995 0.874 per 100 people -6.0%
1996 0.866 per 100 people -0.9%
1997 0.838 per 100 people -3.2%
1998 0.819 per 100 people -2.3%
1999 0.853 per 100 people +4.2%
2000 0.8318 per 100 people -2.5%
2001 0.8296 per 100 people -0.3%
2002 0.8234 per 100 people -0.8%
2003 0.8051 per 100 people -2.2%
2004 0.8089 per 100 people +0.5%
2005 0.8078 per 100 people -0.1%
2006 0.7702 per 100 people -4.6%
2007 0.7305 per 100 people -5.2%
2008 0.6958 per 100 people -4.8%
2009 0.6697 per 100 people -3.8%
2010 0.8477 per 100 people +26.6%
2011 0.5938 per 100 people -30.0%
2012 0.5535 per 100 people -6.8%
2013 0.7518 per 100 people +35.8%
2014 0.7198 per 100 people -4.2%
2015 0.7084 per 100 people -1.6%
2016 0.5995 per 100 people -15.4%
2017 0.5816 per 100 people -3.0%
2018 0.5588 per 100 people -3.9%
2019 0.5224 per 100 people -6.5%
2020 0.3769 per 100 people -27.8%
2021 0.3362 per 100 people -10.8%
2022 0.4778 per 100 people +42.1%
2023 0.3921 per 100 people -17.9%
2024 0.3457 per 100 people -11.8%

Zambia compared with similar countries

  • Zambia's 0.3457 per 100 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.01 per 100 people, 34% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Zambia's 0.3457 per 100 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3436 per 100 people, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions in Zambia 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.

YearChange FromTo
2022 +42.1% 0.3362 per 100 people 0.4778 per 100 people
2013 +35.8% 0.5535 per 100 people 0.7518 per 100 people
2011 -30.0% 0.8477 per 100 people 0.5938 per 100 people

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.4818 per 100 people 0.4675 per 100 people 0.4885 per 100 people 10
1970s 0.5566 per 100 people 0.5418 per 100 people 0.5759 per 100 people 10
1980s 0.6736 per 100 people 0.5709 per 100 people 0.8777 per 100 people 10
1990s 0.8739 per 100 people 0.819 per 100 people 0.931 per 100 people 10
2000s 0.7773 per 100 people 0.6697 per 100 people 0.8318 per 100 people 10
2010s 0.6437 per 100 people 0.5224 per 100 people 0.8477 per 100 people 10
2020s 0.3858 per 100 people 0.3362 per 100 people 0.4778 per 100 people 5

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 180 Niger 0.4349 per 100 people compare
  2. 181 Uganda 0.3918 per 100 people compare
  3. 182 Burkina Faso 0.347 per 100 people compare
  4. 184 Lesotho 0.3414 per 100 people compare
  5. 185 Sudan 0.3155 per 100 people compare
  6. 186 Mauritania 0.3095 per 100 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Zambia?
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Zambia was 0.3457 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 Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 0.931 per 100 people in 1993.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3362 per 100 people in 2021.
How does Zambia rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Zambia ranks 183rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is down 52.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zambia 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

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.