Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.016 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Gambia, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Gambia is 0.016 units per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Gambia peaked at 0.0314 units per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 units per person, in 1969.
Gambia ranks 162nd 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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0017 units per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0017 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0016 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0016 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0015 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0019 units per person | +23.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0018 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0018 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0017 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0017 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0024 units per person | +44.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0026 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0026 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0027 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0029 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 0.003 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0031 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.003 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0029 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0029 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0029 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0034 units per person | +15.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0044 units per person | +31.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0053 units per person | +21.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0056 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0058 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0091 units per person | +55.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0122 units per person | +34.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0137 units per person | +12.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0149 units per person | +8.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0152 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0164 units per person | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0185 units per person | +13.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0186 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0206 units per person | +11.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0229 units per person | +10.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0234 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.025 units per person | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0266 units per person | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0265 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0264 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.027 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0276 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0269 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0259 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0253 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0254 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0314 units per person | +23.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0305 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0258 units per person | -15.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0202 units per person | -21.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0166 units per person | -17.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0137 units per person | -17.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0183 units per person | +34.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0244 units per person | +33.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0238 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0233 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0239 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0162 units per person | -32.2% |
| 2024 | 0.016 units per person | -1.4% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.016 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.003 units per person, 5.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.016 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0034 units per person, 4.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Gambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +55.9% | 0.0058 units per person | 0.0091 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0145 units per person | 0.0058 units per person | 0.0206 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0258 units per person | 0.0229 units per person | 0.0276 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0232 units per person | 0.0137 units per person | 0.0314 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0207 units per person | 0.016 units per person | 0.0239 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More infrastructure data for Gambia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.48 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.24 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 44,127 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.6 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.8986 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 44,127 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 3.48 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Gambia?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Gambia was 0.016 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0314 units per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 units per person in 1969.
- How does Gambia rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Gambia ranks 162nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia 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.