Fixed telephone lines — all countries

Fixed telephone lines — Mauritius

Fixed telephone lines in Mauritius in 2024 — 36.88 per 100. Ranked 14 in the world out of 146. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 4,027%.

2024 36.88 per 100 +1.27% vs 2023
World rank 14of 146
Period maximum 37.3 per 1002020
Period minimum 0.89 per 1001960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 100 people

Fixed telephone lines — Mauritius, 1960–202401020304019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 0.89 per 1001962: 0.92 per 1001964: 0.92 per 1001966: 1.22 per 1001968: 1.22 per 1001970: 1.35 per 1001972: 1.36 per 1001974: 1.36 per 1001976: 1.72 per 1001978: 2.15 per 1001980: 2.47 per 1001982: 2.97 per 1001984: 3.49 per 1001986: 4.03 per 1001988: 4.69 per 1001990: 5.1 per 1001992: 7.11 per 1001994: 11.3 per 1001996: 15.7 per 1001998: 20.5 per 1002000: 23.09 per 1002002: 25.75 per 1002004: 28.31 per 1002006: 28.28 per 1002008: 28.53 per 1002010: 30.23 per 1002012: 27.08 per 1002014: 28.81 per 1002016: 30.15 per 1002018: 33.7 per 1002020: 37.3 per 1002022: 36.21 per 1002024: 36.88 per 100
Change over the period: +35.99 (+4,026.95%) Average annual rate: 5.98 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mauritius

Mauritius 36.88 per 100
World 10.2 per 100
Sub-Saharan Africa 0.4 per 100
Upper-middle-income countries computed 10.94 per 100
Fixed telephone lines — Mauritius, by year Mauritius All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2024 36.88 +0.46 +1.27%
2023 36.42 +0.21 +0.57%
2022 36.21 −0.45 −1.22%
2021 36.66 −0.65 −1.73%
2020 37.3 +1.64 +4.61%
2019 35.66 +1.96 +5.83%
2018 33.7 +1.69 +5.28%
2017 32.01 +1.86 +6.15%
2016 30.15 +0.75 +2.54%
2015 29.41 +0.6 +2.07%
2014 28.81 +0.69 +2.45%
2013 28.12 +1.04 +3.84%
2012 27.08 −2.04 −7.02%
2011 29.12 −1.1 −3.65%
2010 30.23 +0.89 +3.04%
2009 29.33 +0.81 +2.83%
2008 28.53 +0.11 +0.38%
2007 28.42 +0.14 +0.5%
2006 28.28 −0.16 −0.56%
2005 28.44 +0.13 +0.44%
2004 28.31 +0.28 +0.98%
2003 28.03 +2.28 +8.86%
2002 25.75 +0.72 +2.9%
2001 25.03 +1.94 +8.4%
2000 23.09 +1.79 +8.39%
1999 21.3 +0.8 +3.9%
1998 20.5 +1.7 +9.04%
1997 18.8 +3.1 +19.75%
1996 15.7 +2.9 +22.66%
1995 12.8 +1.5 +13.27%
1994 11.3 +1.86 +19.7%
1993 9.44 +2.33 +32.77%
1992 7.11 +1.31 +22.59%
1991 5.8 +0.7 +13.73%
1990 5.1 +0.22 +4.43%
1989 4.88 +0.2 +4.2%
1988 4.69 +0.18 +4.1%
1987 4.5 +0.48 +11.84%
1986 4.03 +0.17 +4.31%
1985 3.86 +0.37 +10.49%
1984 3.49 +0.33 +10.4%
1983 3.16 +0.19 +6.52%
1982 2.97 +0.4 +15.73%
1981 2.57 +0.09 +3.72%
1980 2.47 +0.09 +3.58%
1979 2.39 +0.23 +10.9%
1978 2.15 +0.31 +16.91%
1977 1.84 +0.12 +7%
1976 1.72 −0.02 −0.9%
1975 1.74 +0.38 +28.08%
1974 1.36 +0 +0%
1973 1.36 +0 +0%
1972 1.36 +0 +0%
1971 1.36 +0.01 +0.44%
1970 1.35 +0.13 +10.58%
1969 1.22 +0 +0%
1968 1.22 +0 +0%
1967 1.22 +0 +0%
1966 1.22 +0.01 +0.71%
1965 1.21 +0.3 +32.37%
1964 0.92 +0 +0%
1963 0.92 +0 +0%
1962 0.92 +0 +0%
1961 0.92 +0.02 +2.52%
1960 0.89

About the indicator

The number of active fixed telephone lines per 100 people. One of the few telecom indicators that is steadily falling the world over: mobile service and IP telephony are pushing landlines out. The trend of the series is a plain illustration of technological substitution.

Source: ICT Indicators (ITU), license ITU terms of use.