Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.0038 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern is 0.0038 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 26.9% on the previous year and down 70.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 0.0194 units per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0038 units per person, in 2025.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 41st of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0062 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.006 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1962 | 0.0059 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0057 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0055 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0067 units per person | +21.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0065 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0064 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0062 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.006 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0074 units per person | +22.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0072 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.007 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0068 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0066 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0081 units per person | +23.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0083 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0085 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0088 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0092 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0096 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0101 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0106 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0109 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0111 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0115 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0122 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0125 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.013 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0135 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0141 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0143 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0141 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0143 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0147 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0153 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 0.016 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.017 units per person | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0182 units per person | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0194 units per person | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0182 units per person | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0182 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0186 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0192 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0191 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.018 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0179 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.018 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0179 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0183 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0178 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0169 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.016 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0133 units per person | -16.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0128 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0127 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0133 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.013 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.01 units per person | -22.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0078 units per person | -21.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0072 units per person | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0056 units per person | -22.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0055 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0053 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0052 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0038 units per person | -26.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0061 units per person | 0.0055 units per person | 0.0067 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0078 units per person | 0.0066 units per person | 0.0092 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0115 units per person | 0.0096 units per person | 0.0135 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0157 units per person | 0.0141 units per person | 0.0194 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0183 units per person | 0.0179 units per person | 0.0192 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0134 units per person | 0.0078 units per person | 0.0178 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0054 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0072 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
- 38 Antigua and Barbuda 0.2943 units per person compare
- 39 Slovenia 0.2855 units per person compare
- 40 Croatia 0.2853 units per person compare
- 41 Brunei 0.2772 units per person compare
- 42 Faroe Islands 0.2772 units per person compare
- 43 Canada 0.2658 units per person compare
- 44 Hungary 0.2631 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 734.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 93.1 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9305 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 734.00 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern was 0.0038 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0194 units per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0038 units per person in 2025.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 41st out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fixed telephone subscriptions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Fixed telephone subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.