Fixed telephone subscriptions in Eritrea
Eritrea: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 68,216 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Eritrea, 1992–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
In 2022, fixed telephone subscriptions in Eritrea stood at 68,216. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Eritrea peaked at 68,216 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13,011, in 1992.
That places Eritrea 146th out of 214 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 13,011 | — |
| 1993 | 13,335 | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 15,192 | +13.9% |
| 1995 | 17,540 | +15.5% |
| 1996 | 18,919 | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 21,979 | +16.2% |
| 1998 | 24,308 | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 27,375 | +12.6% |
| 2000 | 30,554 | +11.6% |
| 2001 | 31,249 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 35,897 | +14.9% |
| 2003 | 38,078 | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 39,271 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 37,712 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 37,541 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 37,412 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 40,415 | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 48,473 | +19.9% |
| 2010 | 54,232 | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 58,473 | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 60,090 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 61,935 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 64,000 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 66,000 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 66,086 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 66,170 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 66,000 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 66,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 66,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 68,216 | +3.4% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 68,216 is above the median for low income countries, which is 44,127, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 68,216 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 56,011, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18,957 | 13,011 | 27,375 | 8 |
| 2000s | 37,660 | 30,554 | 48,473 | 10 |
| 2010s | 62,554 | 54,232 | 66,170 | 9 |
| 2020s | 66,739 | 66,000 | 68,216 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More infrastructure data for Eritrea
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.02 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 59.12 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.02 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 68,216 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.5912 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 2.02 million (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Eritrea?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Eritrea was 68,216 in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 68,216 in 2022.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,011 in 1992.
- How does Eritrea rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Eritrea ranks 146th out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.