Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Uganda
Uganda: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.0039 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Uganda, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Uganda is 0.0039 units per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 45.4% on the previous year and down 56.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Uganda peaked at 0.0139 units per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 units per person, in 1964.
Uganda ranks 180th 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0009 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0009 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0009 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0008 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0008 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0011 units per person | +38.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0011 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0011 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.001 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.001 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0014 units per person | +35.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0013 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0013 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0013 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0012 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0017 units per person | +39.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0017 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0017 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0018 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0016 units per person | -10.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0015 units per person | -7.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0015 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0017 units per person | +9.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0017 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0014 units per person | -15.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0017 units per person | +18.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0017 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0016 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0016 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0016 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0016 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0016 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0016 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0011 units per person | -33.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0015 units per person | +41.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0019 units per person | +24.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0023 units per person | +19.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0025 units per person | +9.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0025 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0025 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0026 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0023 units per person | -11.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0022 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0023 units per person | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0026 units per person | +13.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0031 units per person | +18.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0038 units per person | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0056 units per person | +48.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0055 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0074 units per person | +34.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0101 units per person | +36.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0139 units per person | +38.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0092 units per person | -34.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0077 units per person | -15.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0089 units per person | +15.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0088 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0095 units per person | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0065 units per person | -31.2% |
| 2018 | 0.002 units per person | -69.8% |
| 2019 | 0.002 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.002 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0023 units per person | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0025 units per person | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0027 units per person | +9.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0039 units per person | +45.4% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.0039 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.003 units per person, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.0039 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0034 units per person, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -69.8% | 0.0065 units per person | 0.002 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.001 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0074 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0079 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 0.0139 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0027 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More infrastructure data for Uganda
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 41.60 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 83.17 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 195,975 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3918 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 49.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 195,975 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8317 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 41.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Uganda?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Uganda was 0.0039 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0139 units per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 units per person in 1964.
- How does Uganda rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Uganda ranks 180th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda 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.