Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.0008 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Mozambique, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Mozambique stood at 0.0008 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.0% on the previous year and down 75.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Mozambique peaked at 0.0047 units per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 units per person, in 2024.
Mozambique ranks 197th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0014 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0014 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0013 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0013 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0013 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0023 units per person | +77.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0022 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0022 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0022 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0021 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0029 units per person | +38.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0028 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0028 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0027 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0026 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0033 units per person | +25.4% |
| 1976 | 0.003 units per person | -7.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0028 units per person | -8.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0028 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0028 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0029 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0031 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0031 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0031 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.003 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0031 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0031 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0031 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0032 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0032 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0036 units per person | +13.3% |
| 1991 | 0.004 units per person | +9.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0041 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0039 units per person | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0038 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0037 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0037 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0039 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0043 units per person | +12.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0044 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0047 units per person | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0047 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0046 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.004 units per person | -13.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0038 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0033 units per person | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0034 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0037 units per person | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0036 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0037 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0038 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0037 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0036 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0031 units per person | -14.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0034 units per person | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0034 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.003 units per person | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0029 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0022 units per person | -24.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0027 units per person | +24.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0029 units per person | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0019 units per person | -34.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 units per person | -52.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0008 units per person | -9.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.0008 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.003 units per person, 27% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.0008 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0034 units per person, 24% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Mozambique 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 | +77.1% | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0023 units per person |
| 2022 | -52.7% | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0009 units per person |
| 1970 | +38.0% | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0029 units per person |
| 2021 | -34.9% | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0019 units per person |
| 1975 | +25.4% | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0033 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.004 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More infrastructure data for Mozambique
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 17.14 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 49.5 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 28,329 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0818 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 28,329 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.495 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 17.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Mozambique?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Mozambique was 0.0008 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0047 units per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 units per person in 2024.
- How does Mozambique rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 197th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.