Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.0035 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Zambia, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.0035 units per person for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 11.8% on the previous year and down 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.0093 units per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0034 units per person, in 2021.
Zambia ranks 182nd 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.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0048 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0046 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1962 | 0.0045 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0043 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0042 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0046 units per person | +10.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0045 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0043 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0042 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0041 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0054 units per person | +31.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0052 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0051 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0049 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0048 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0057 units per person | +18.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0055 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0056 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0055 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0055 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0056 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0058 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0059 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0059 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0064 units per person | +8.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0065 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0068 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0071 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0079 units per person | +11.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0087 units per person | +9.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0084 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0086 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0093 units per person | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0093 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0093 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0087 units per person | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0087 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0084 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0082 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0085 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0083 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0083 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0082 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0081 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0081 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0081 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0077 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0073 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.007 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0067 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0085 units per person | +26.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0059 units per person | -30.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0055 units per person | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0075 units per person | +35.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0072 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0071 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.006 units per person | -15.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0058 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0056 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0052 units per person | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0038 units per person | -27.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0034 units per person | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0048 units per person | +42.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0039 units per person | -17.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0035 units per person | -11.8% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0035 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0101 units per person, 34% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0035 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0034 units per person, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Zambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +42.1% | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0048 units per person |
| 2013 | +35.8% | 0.0055 units per person | 0.0075 units per person |
| 1970 | +31.8% | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0054 units per person |
| 2010 | +26.6% | 0.0067 units per person | 0.0085 units per person |
| 2011 | -30.0% | 0.0085 units per person | 0.0059 units per person |
| 2020 | -27.8% | 0.0052 units per person | 0.0038 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0053 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0066 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | 0.0087 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0087 units per person | 0.0082 units per person | 0.0093 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0078 units per person | 0.0067 units per person | 0.0083 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0064 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | 0.0085 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More infrastructure data for Zambia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 23.17 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.7 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 73,688 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3457 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -9.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 73,688 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.09 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 23.17 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Zambia?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Zambia was 0.0035 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0093 units per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0034 units per person in 2021.
- How does Zambia rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Zambia ranks 182nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.