What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Malawi?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Malawi was 4,869 in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Malawi?

The highest recorded value was 227,295 in 2012.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Malawi?

The lowest recorded value was 3,500 in 1960.

How does Malawi rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Malawi ranks 191st out of 212 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Malawi?

Over the last ten years it is down 74.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Malawi 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.

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Malawi

Name: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Malawi
Creator: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Malawi: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 4,869 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

4,869

Change on year

up 1.3%

World rank

191st

of 212 countries

All-time high

227,295

in 2012

All-time low

3,500

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Malawi, 1960–2024

Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

Analysis

The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions in Malawi is 4,869, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 74.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Malawi peaked at 227,295 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3,500, in 1960.

Malawi ranks 191st of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	3,700	3,500	3,900	10
1970s	8,392	6,000	13,164	10
1980s	19,488	14,555	25,960	10
1990s	33,735	26,640	41,562	10
2000s	98,275	46,444	175,209	10
2010s	67,654	11,234	227,295	10
2020s	8,802	4,808	12,465	5

Countries ranked near Malawi

188 Liberia 6,254 compare
189 Palau 6,154 compare
190 Greenland 4,996 compare
192 Samoa 4,567 compare
193 Turks and Caicos Islands 4,052 compare
194 Madagascar 3,413 compare

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More infrastructure data for Malawi

Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0225 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 69.26 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 15.00 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 3,507 (2023)
Air transport, freight 0.0006 million ton-km (2021)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 1,002 (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 16.14 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 784.69 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 19.0% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 10.5% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Malawi?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Malawi was 4,869 in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Malawi?: The highest recorded value was 227,295 in 2012.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Malawi?: The lowest recorded value was 3,500 in 1960.
How does Malawi rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Malawi ranks 191st out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Malawi?: Over the last ten years it is down 74.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malawi 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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Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 260 places, 14,482 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.