Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.0023 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Cameroon, 1975–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Cameroon is 0.0023 units per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 92.9% on the previous year and down 95.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.0524 units per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 units per person, in 1975.
That places Cameroon 188th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Cameroon, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0018 units per person | — |
| 1976 | 0.0018 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0018 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0019 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 0.002 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 0.002 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0021 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0024 units per person | +13.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0027 units per person | +15.3% |
| 1984 | 0.003 units per person | +9.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0031 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0032 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0034 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0034 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0035 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0035 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0036 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0046 units per person | +26.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0046 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0046 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.005 units per person | +9.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0053 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0055 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0066 units per person | +21.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0065 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0064 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0069 units per person | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0071 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.006 units per person | -14.5% |
| 2004 | 0.006 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0059 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0074 units per person | +26.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0105 units per person | +40.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0137 units per person | +31.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0228 units per person | +65.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0274 units per person | +20.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0331 units per person | +20.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0354 units per person | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0373 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0524 units per person | +40.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0461 units per person | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0448 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0367 units per person | -18.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0364 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0336 units per person | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0368 units per person | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0322 units per person | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0324 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0023 units per person | -92.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0023 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0101 units per person, 23% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0023 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0034 units per person, 67% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Cameroon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -92.9% | 0.0324 units per person | 0.0023 units per person |
| 2009 | +65.7% | 0.0137 units per person | 0.0228 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0029 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.005 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0066 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0093 units per person | 0.0059 units per person | 0.0228 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0383 units per person | 0.0274 units per person | 0.0524 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0259 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0368 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More infrastructure data for Cameroon
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 31.52 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.21 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 67,507 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.2318 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 67,507 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.08 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 31.52 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Cameroon?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Cameroon was 0.0023 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0524 units per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 units per person in 1975.
- How does Cameroon rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 188th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.