Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.0038 units per person in 2025. β² Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 0.0038 units per person.
The figure 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 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 44th out of 47 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.
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
- 41 Brunei Darussalam 0.2772 units per person compare
- 41 Least developed countries 0.0049 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
- 46 North Macedonia 0.2501 units per person compare
- 47 Liechtenstein 0.2445 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- 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?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0034 units per person in 1964.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 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 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.