Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.0004 units per person in 2024. β Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Nigeria, 1960β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.0004 units per person for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 10.2% on the previous year and down 55.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.0113 units per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 units per person, in 1974.
That places Nigeria 199th 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 | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0076 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0113 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.002 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0063 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More infrastructure data for Nigeria
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 164.65 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 70.76 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 102,714 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0441 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 102,714 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7076 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 164.65 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Nigeria?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Nigeria was 0.0004 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0113 units per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per person in 1974.
- How does Nigeria rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 199th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.