Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.0158 units per person in 2024. β² Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in South Africa, 1960β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in South Africa stood at 0.0158 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 26.1% on the previous year and down 75.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.1175 units per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0158 units per person, in 2024.
South Africa ranks 163rd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0373 units per person | 0.0349 units per person | 0.0396 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0437 units per person | 0.0367 units per person | 0.0527 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0661 units per person | 0.0553 units per person | 0.0777 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0927 units per person | 0.0814 units per person | 0.1175 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0995 units per person | 0.0941 units per person | 0.1052 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0737 units per person | 0.034 units per person | 0.0929 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0234 units per person | 0.0158 units per person | 0.0347 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More infrastructure data for South Africa
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 114.79 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 179.34 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.01 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.58 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -25.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.79 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 114.79 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in South Africa?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in South Africa was 0.0158 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1175 units per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0158 units per person in 2024.
- How does South Africa rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 163rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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.