Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.001 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Kenya, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.001 units per person for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.
The figure is down 17.6% on the previous year and down 74.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.0165 units per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.001 units per person, in 2024.
Kenya ranks 196th 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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.003 units per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0029 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0028 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0027 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0026 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0034 units per person | +34.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0033 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0032 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0031 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.003 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0039 units per person | +31.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0041 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0043 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0044 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0045 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0046 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0048 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0051 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0054 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0057 units per person | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0062 units per person | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0065 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0067 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0071 units per person | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0074 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0076 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0085 units per person | +10.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0085 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0086 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0088 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0096 units per person | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0098 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0097 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.01 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0098 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0095 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0098 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0099 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0098 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0086 units per person | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 0.008 units per person | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0079 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0122 units per person | +53.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0165 units per person | +35.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0164 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0092 units per person | -44.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0066 units per person | -27.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0057 units per person | -13.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0045 units per person | -20.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0039 units per person | -14.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0018 units per person | -53.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0015 units per person | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 units per person | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0013 units per person | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0014 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0013 units per person | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0011 units per person | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0012 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0012 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 0.001 units per person | -17.6% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.001 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0101 units per person, 10% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.001 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0034 units per person, 29% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Kenya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -53.5% | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0018 units per person |
| 2007 | +53.4% | 0.0079 units per person | 0.0122 units per person |
| 2010 | -44.3% | 0.0164 units per person | 0.0092 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0037 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0059 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0074 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0091 units per person | 0.0076 units per person | 0.01 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0109 units per person | 0.0079 units per person | 0.0165 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0092 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0012 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More infrastructure data for Kenya
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 71.38 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.48 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 57,017 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.101 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -15.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 57,017 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 71.38 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Kenya?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Kenya was 0.001 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0165 units per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 units per person in 2024.
- How does Kenya rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 196th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya 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.