Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.0179 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Zimbabwe, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Zimbabwe stood at 0.0179 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.0293 units per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0118 units per person, in 1993.
That places Zimbabwe 158th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0144 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.014 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1962 | 0.0136 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0131 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0127 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0146 units per person | +14.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0141 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0137 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0133 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0129 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0144 units per person | +11.9% |
| 1971 | 0.014 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0135 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0131 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0127 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0134 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0135 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0134 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0139 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.014 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0136 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0129 units per person | -4.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0127 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0127 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0124 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.012 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.012 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0123 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0121 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0123 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0122 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0121 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0119 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0118 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0124 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0139 units per person | +12.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0157 units per person | +12.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0186 units per person | +18.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0204 units per person | +9.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0203 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.021 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0212 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0238 units per person | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0246 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0256 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0263 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0266 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0269 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0269 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0293 units per person | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0284 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0262 units per person | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0218 units per person | -16.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0217 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0232 units per person | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0232 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0209 units per person | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0178 units per person | -14.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0179 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0174 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0162 units per person | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0154 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0181 units per person | +17.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0189 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0179 units per person | -5.4% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.0179 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0101 units per person, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.0179 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0034 units per person, 5.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0136 units per person | 0.0127 units per person | 0.0146 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0136 units per person | 0.0127 units per person | 0.0144 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0125 units per person | 0.012 units per person | 0.0136 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0149 units per person | 0.0118 units per person | 0.0204 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0252 units per person | 0.021 units per person | 0.0293 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0219 units per person | 0.0174 units per person | 0.0284 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0173 units per person | 0.0154 units per person | 0.0189 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More infrastructure data for Zimbabwe
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 15.68 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 94.25 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 298,047 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.79 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 298,047 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9425 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 15.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Zimbabwe was 0.0179 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0293 units per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0118 units per person in 1993.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 158th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.