Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.0038 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 0.0038 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.7% on the previous year and down 63.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.0152 units per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0034 units per person, in 1964.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0037 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0036 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0035 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0034 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0034 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0041 units per person | +21.1% |
| 1967 | 0.004 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0039 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0038 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0046 units per person | +21.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0045 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0044 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0043 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0042 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0051 units per person | +22.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0053 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0054 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0056 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0058 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0061 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0069 units per person | +13.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0072 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0075 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0076 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0079 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0083 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0086 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0089 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0092 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0097 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0099 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0098 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.01 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0104 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0108 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0113 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0121 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 0.013 units per person | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0139 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0135 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0137 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0141 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0145 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0147 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0143 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0148 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0148 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0144 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0152 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0143 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0135 units per person | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0126 units per person | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0109 units per person | -13.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0107 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0103 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0106 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0101 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0084 units per person | -16.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0069 units per person | -18.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0068 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0058 units per person | -14.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0057 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0048 units per person | -16.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0047 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0038 units per person | -18.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0049 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0058 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0078 units per person | 0.0061 units per person | 0.0092 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0111 units per person | 0.0097 units per person | 0.0139 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0144 units per person | 0.0135 units per person | 0.0152 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0108 units per person | 0.0069 units per person | 0.0143 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0053 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0068 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 39 Slovenia 0.2855 units per person compare
- 40 Croatia 0.2853 units per person compare
- 41 Brunei 0.2772 units per person compare
- 42 Faroe Islands 0.2772 units per person compare
- 43 Canada 0.2658 units per person compare
- 44 Hungary 0.2631 units per person compare
- 45 Israel 0.2599 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.20 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 90.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -16.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 5.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9049 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 1.20 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.0038 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0152 units per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0034 units per person in 1964.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.