Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Africa Western and Central
Africa Western and Central: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.0038 units per person in 2025. β Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Africa Western and Central, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Africa Western and Central recorded 0.0038 units per person for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 46.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Africa Western and Central peaked at 0.0106 units per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 units per person, in 1964.
Africa Western and Central ranks 46th of 47 groups 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 | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0087 units per person | 0.0065 units per person | 0.0106 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0071 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | 0.0093 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.005 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0063 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central
- 43 Canada 0.2658 units per person compare
- 44 Hungary 0.2631 units per person compare
- 45 Israel 0.2599 units per person compare
- 46 North Macedonia, Republic of 0.2501 units per person compare
- 47 Liechtenstein 0.2445 units per person compare
- 48 Puerto Rico 0.2414 units per person compare
- 49 United States 0.2398 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for Africa Western and Central
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 462.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 86.5 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8671 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 462.00 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Africa Western and Central?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Africa Western and Central was 0.0038 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0106 units per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 units per person in 1964.
- How does Africa Western and Central rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa Western and Central 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 Γ· 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.