Fixed telephone lines — all countries

Fixed telephone lines — Sub-Saharan Africa

Fixed telephone lines in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2025 — 0.4 per 100. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 21.8%.

2025 0.4 per 100 +0% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 1.56 per 1002009
Period minimum 0.4 per 1002024

Trend over time

1960–2025 · per 100 people

Fixed telephone lines — Sub-Saharan Africa, 1960–202500.511.5219601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 0.51 per 1001962: 0.52 per 1001964: 0.52 per 1001967: 0.5 per 1001969: 0.5 per 1001971: 0.51 per 1001973: 0.51 per 1001975: 0.71 per 1001977: 0.73 per 1001979: 0.82 per 1001981: 0.7 per 1001983: 0.77 per 1001985: 0.81 per 1001987: 0.87 per 1001989: 0.95 per 1001991: 1.01 per 1001993: 1.02 per 1001995: 1.11 per 1001997: 1.23 per 1001999: 1.42 per 1002001: 1.4 per 1002003: 1.5 per 1002005: 1.48 per 1002007: 1.53 per 1002009: 1.56 per 1002011: 1.37 per 1002013: 1.11 per 1002015: 1 per 1002017: 1 per 1002019: 0.7 per 1002021: 0.6 per 1002023: 0.5 per 1002025: 0.4 per 100
Change over the period: −0.11 (−21.81%) Average annual rate: -0.38 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa 0.4 per 100
World 9.9 per 100
Fixed telephone lines — Sub-Saharan Africa, by year Sub-Saharan Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2025 0.4 +0 +0%
2024 0.4 −0.1 −20%
2023 0.5 +0 +0%
2022 0.5 −0.1 −16.67%
2021 0.6 −0.1 −14.29%
2020 0.7 +0 +0%
2019 0.7 −0.1 −12.5%
2018 0.8 −0.2 −20%
2017 1 −0.1 −9.09%
2016 1.1 +0.1 +10%
2015 1 −0.08 −7.77%
2014 1.08 −0.02 −2.06%
2013 1.11 −0.17 −13.45%
2012 1.28 −0.09 −6.54%
2011 1.37 −0.09 −6.11%
2010 1.46 −0.1 −6.44%
2009 1.56 +0.07 +4.49%
2008 1.49 −0.04 −2.63%
2007 1.53 −0.01 −0.44%
2006 1.54 +0.06 +4.17%
2005 1.48 −0.04 −2.64%
2004 1.52 +0.02 +1.35%
2003 1.5 +0.05 +3.27%
2002 1.45 +0.04 +3.13%
2001 1.4 +0.02 +1.56%
2000 1.38 −0.03 −2.41%
1999 1.42 +0.09 +6.95%
1998 1.33 +0.09 +7.6%
1997 1.23 +0.07 +6.34%
1996 1.16 +0.05 +4.75%
1995 1.11 +0.05 +4.67%
1994 1.06 +0.03 +3.23%
1993 1.02 +0.02 +2.02%
1992 1 −0 −0.5%
1991 1.01 +0.02 +1.85%
1990 0.99 +0.04 +4.7%
1989 0.95 +0.04 +4.2%
1988 0.91 +0.03 +3.7%
1987 0.87 +0.02 +2.66%
1986 0.85 +0.05 +5.77%
1985 0.81 +0.03 +3.46%
1984 0.78 +0.01 +1.71%
1983 0.77 +0.03 +4.34%
1982 0.73 +0.03 +4.16%
1981 0.7 −0.14 −17.01%
1980 0.85 +0.03 +3.74%
1979 0.82 +0.03 +3.95%
1978 0.79 +0.06 +8.36%
1977 0.73 +0.03 +4.5%
1976 0.7 −0.01 −1.68%
1975 0.71 +0.2 +39.05%
1974 0.51 +0 +0.09%
1973 0.51 +0 +0.16%
1972 0.51 +0 +0.18%
1971 0.51 −0.12 −18.88%
1970 0.62 +0.12 +24.56%
1969 0.5 +0 +0.17%
1968 0.5 +0 +0.17%
1967 0.5 +0 +0.18%
1966 0.5
1964 0.52 +0 +0.26%
1963 0.52 +0 +0.28%
1962 0.52 +0 +0.29%
1961 0.52 +0.01 +1.16%
1960 0.51

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.