Fixed telephone subscriptions in Congo
Congo: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 17,604 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Congo, 1965–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Congo recorded 17,604 for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2022.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Congo peaked at 22,000 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 3,900, in 1965.
Congo ranks 170th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 3,900 | — |
| 1966 | 3,900 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 3,900 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 3,900 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 3,900 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 4,900 | +25.6% |
| 1971 | 4,900 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 4,900 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 4,900 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 4,900 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 5,600 | +14.3% |
| 1976 | 6,299 | +12.5% |
| 1977 | 6,518 | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 6,936 | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 7,693 | +10.9% |
| 1980 | 8,492 | +10.4% |
| 1981 | 8,882 | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 8,963 | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 9,545 | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 9,751 | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 10,159 | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 10,303 | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 10,905 | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 15,010 | +37.6% |
| 1989 | 15,768 | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 15,852 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 16,905 | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 17,915 | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 19,177 | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 20,553 | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 21,410 | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 22,000 | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 22,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 22,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 22,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 22,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 22,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 22,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7,000 | -68.2% |
| 2004 | 13,820 | +97.4% |
| 2005 | 15,907 | +15.1% |
| 2006 | 13,754 | -13.5% |
| 2007 | 13,404 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 9,050 | -32.5% |
| 2009 | 11,600 | +28.2% |
| 2010 | 13,400 | +15.5% |
| 2011 | 14,200 | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 14,932 | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 15,679 | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 16,300 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 17,000 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 17,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 17,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 17,604 | +3.6% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 17,604 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 102,714, 17% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 17,604 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 56,011, 31% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions in Congo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +97.4% | 7,000 | 13,820 |
| 2003 | -68.2% | 22,000 | 7,000 |
| 2008 | -32.5% | 13,404 | 9,050 |
| 1988 | +37.6% | 10,905 | 15,010 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,900 | 3,900 | 3,900 | 5 |
| 1970s | 5,755 | 4,900 | 7,693 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,778 | 8,492 | 15,768 | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,981 | 15,852 | 22,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,054 | 7,000 | 22,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,835 | 13,400 | 17,000 | 9 |
| 2020s | 17,302 | 17,000 | 17,604 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 167 British Virgin Islands 24,443 compare
- 168 Northern Mariana Islands 19,474 compare
- 169 Belize 17,806 compare
- 171 Gibraltar 17,155 compare
- 172 Grenada 16,991 compare
- 173 Seychelles 16,166 compare
More infrastructure data for Congo
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.05 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 95.53 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.2917 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0029 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2020)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 17,604 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9553 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 6.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Congo?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Congo was 17,604 in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 22,000 in 1996.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,900 in 1965.
- How does Congo rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Congo ranks 170th out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.