Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Tanzania
Tanzania: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.0011 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Tanzania, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 0.0011 units per person for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 62.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Tanzania peaked at 0.0051 units per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 units per person, in 1964.
Tanzania ranks 194th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0008 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0008 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0008 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0008 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0007 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0009 units per person | +22.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0009 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0008 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0008 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0008 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0011 units per person | +41.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0011 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.001 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.001 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 0.001 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0017 units per person | +74.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0017 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0018 units per person | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0019 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0021 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0021 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0021 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0021 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0021 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0022 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0023 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0023 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0025 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0027 units per person | +8.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0028 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0028 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0029 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.003 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.003 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.003 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.003 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.003 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0033 units per person | +11.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0038 units per person | +12.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0045 units per person | +19.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0051 units per person | +12.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0051 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0045 units per person | -11.4% |
| 2003 | 0.004 units per person | -11.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0039 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0039 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0038 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0039 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0029 units per person | -26.2% |
| 2009 | 0.004 units per person | +36.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0039 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0035 units per person | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0037 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0034 units per person | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 0.003 units per person | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0027 units per person | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0024 units per person | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0023 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0022 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0013 units per person | -40.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0012 units per person | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0011 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 units per person | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0011 units per person | -13.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0011 units per person | +0.5% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.0011 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0101 units per person, 11% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.0011 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0034 units per person, 33% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Tanzania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +74.2% | 0.001 units per person | 0.0017 units per person |
| 1970 | +41.4% | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0011 units per person |
| 2019 | -40.4% | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0013 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 191 Bangladesh 0.0016 units per person compare
- 192 East Timor 0.0012 units per person compare
- 193 Liberia 0.0012 units per person compare
- 195 Burundi 0.001 units per person compare
- 196 Kenya 0.001 units per person compare
- 197 Mozambique 0.0008 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for Tanzania
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 86.77 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.56 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 78,299 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.1142 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 78,299 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.27 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 86.77 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Tanzania?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Tanzania was 0.0011 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0051 units per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 units per person in 1964.
- How does Tanzania rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Tanzania ranks 194th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.