Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.0002 units per person in 2024. β Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Malawi, 1960β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.0002 units per person for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 80.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.0145 units per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per person, in 2024.
That places Malawi 201st 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0033 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0076 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0129 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0145 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More infrastructure data for Malawi
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 15.00 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 69.26 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4,869 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0225 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4,869 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6926 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 15.00 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Malawi?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Malawi was 0.0002 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0145 units per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 201st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi 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.