Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Mauritius
Mauritius: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.3763 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Mauritius, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 0.3763 units per person for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Mauritius peaked at 0.3781 units per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0082 units per person, in 1964.
Mauritius ranks 23rd of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0089 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0089 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.0086 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0084 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0082 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0122 units per person | +48.8% |
| 1966 | 0.012 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0117 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0115 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0113 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0136 units per person | +19.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0134 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0132 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.013 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0128 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0173 units per person | +35.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0171 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0182 units per person | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0214 units per person | +17.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0236 units per person | +10.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0245 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0254 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0295 units per person | +16.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0315 units per person | +7.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0349 units per person | +10.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0388 units per person | +11.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0407 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0457 units per person | +12.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0478 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 0.05 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0525 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0598 units per person | +14.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0732 units per person | +22.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0974 units per person | +33.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1163 units per person | +19.4% |
| 1995 | 0.132 units per person | +13.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1621 units per person | +22.8% |
| 1997 | 0.194 units per person | +19.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2114 units per person | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2188 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2367 units per person | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2564 units per person | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2638 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.287 units per person | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2898 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2911 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2896 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.291 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2923 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3007 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3101 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2991 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.278 units per person | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2883 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2951 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3009 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3082 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3266 units per person | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3432 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3623 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3781 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3704 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.366 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3714 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.3763 units per person | +1.3% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.3763 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1063 units per person, 3.5× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.3763 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0034 units per person, 109.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Mauritius 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +48.8% | 0.0082 units per person | 0.0122 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0102 units per person | 0.0082 units per person | 0.0122 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0163 units per person | 0.0128 units per person | 0.0236 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0369 units per person | 0.0245 units per person | 0.05 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1318 units per person | 0.0525 units per person | 0.2188 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2798 units per person | 0.2367 units per person | 0.3007 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3112 units per person | 0.278 units per person | 0.3623 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3725 units per person | 0.366 units per person | 0.3781 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More infrastructure data for Mauritius
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.20 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 172.68 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 468,800 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 36.88 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 468,800 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.76 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 2.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Mauritius?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Mauritius was 0.3763 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3781 units per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0082 units per person in 1964.
- How does Mauritius rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Mauritius ranks 23rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.