Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Benin
Benin: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.0001 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Benin, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Benin stood at 0.0001 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 99.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.0177 units per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 2024.
Benin ranks 205th of 213 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, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0009 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0009 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1962 | 0.0008 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0008 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0008 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0008 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0008 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0008 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0008 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0008 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0011 units per person | +48.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0011 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0011 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0011 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.001 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0015 units per person | +48.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0017 units per person | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0018 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0019 units per person | +7.6% |
| 1979 | 0.002 units per person | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0022 units per person | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0023 units per person | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0023 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0023 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0024 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0024 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0026 units per person | +7.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0027 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0027 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0028 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0028 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0028 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0028 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0035 units per person | +23.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0039 units per person | +13.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0045 units per person | +15.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0051 units per person | +12.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0055 units per person | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0056 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0062 units per person | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0072 units per person | +14.7% |
| 2001 | 0.008 units per person | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0082 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0084 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0089 units per person | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0091 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0089 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0124 units per person | +39.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0125 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0134 units per person | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0136 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0151 units per person | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0151 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0149 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0177 units per person | +19.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0171 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0107 units per person | -37.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0047 units per person | -55.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0039 units per person | -16.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0028 units per person | -28.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0025 units per person | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0009 units per person | -65.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 units per person | -87.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 units per person | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 units per person | -7.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0001 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0101 units per person, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0001 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0034 units per person, 3% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Benin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -87.1% | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0001 units per person |
| 2021 | -65.4% | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0009 units per person |
| 2017 | -55.8% | 0.0107 units per person | 0.0047 units per person |
| 1970 | +48.9% | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0011 units per person |
| 1975 | +48.2% | 0.001 units per person | 0.0015 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0062 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0097 units per person | 0.0072 units per person | 0.0134 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0116 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0177 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 202 Haiti 0.0001 units per person compare
- 203 Madagascar 0.0001 units per person compare
- 204 Kiribati 0.0001 units per person compare
- 206 Sierra Leone 0 units per person compare
- 207 Bhutan 0 units per person compare
- 207 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 units per person compare
- 207 Guinea 0 units per person compare
- 207 Guinea-Bissau 0 units per person compare
- 207 Nauru 0 units per person compare
- 207 South Sudan 0 units per person compare
- 207 Chad 0 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for Benin
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 18.21 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 125.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1,350 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0093 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -5.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1,350 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 18.21 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Benin?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Benin was 0.0001 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0177 units per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Benin ranks 205th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin 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.