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Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Gabon

Gabon: Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people was 2.64 per 100 people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
2.64 per 100 people
Change on year
up 20.4%
World rank
147th
of 212 countries
All-time high
3.19 per 100 people
in 1998
All-time low
0.9021 per 100 people
in 2016
Years of data
44
1981–2024

Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Gabon, 1981–2024

11.522.531981200220241981: 1.4 per 100 people1982: 1.3 per 100 people1983: 1.4 per 100 people1984: 1.3 per 100 people1985: 1.4 per 100 people1986: 1.5 per 100 people1987: 1.5 per 100 people1988: 1.8 per 100 people1989: 2 per 100 people1990: 2.1 per 100 people1991: 2.6 per 100 people1992: 2.7 per 100 people1993: 2.8 per 100 people1994: 2.9 per 100 people1995: 2.9 per 100 people1996: 3 per 100 people1997: 3.1 per 100 people1998: 3.2 per 100 people1999: 3.1 per 100 people2000: 3.1 per 100 people2001: 2.8 per 100 people2002: 2.4 per 100 people2003: 2.8 per 100 people2004: 2.7 per 100 people2005: 2.7 per 100 people2006: 2.4 per 100 people2007: 1.7 per 100 people2008: 2.1 per 100 people2009: 2.2 per 100 people2010: 1.8 per 100 people2011: 1.3 per 100 people2012: 1.2 per 100 people2013: 1 per 100 people2014: 0.935 per 100 people2015: 0.919 per 100 people2016: 0.902 per 100 people2017: 0.985 per 100 people2018: 0.986 per 100 people2019: 0.983 per 100 people2020: 1.1 per 100 people2021: 1.3 per 100 people2022: 1.8 per 100 people2023: 2.2 per 100 people2024: 2.6 per 100 people

Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 100 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Gabon is 2.64 per 100 people, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 20.4% on the previous year and up 182.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Gabon peaked at 3.19 per 100 people in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.9021 per 100 people, in 2016.

Gabon ranks 147th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.

Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Gabon, year by year

Year per 100 people Change
1981 1.36 per 100 people —
1982 1.33 per 100 people -2.1%
1983 1.35 per 100 people +1.7%
1984 1.32 per 100 people -2.4%
1985 1.4 per 100 people +6.2%
1986 1.48 per 100 people +5.4%
1987 1.55 per 100 people +4.8%
1988 1.83 per 100 people +18.1%
1989 1.97 per 100 people +8.0%
1990 2.11 per 100 people +6.9%
1991 2.6 per 100 people +23.2%
1992 2.66 per 100 people +2.3%
1993 2.8 per 100 people +5.3%
1994 2.87 per 100 people +2.5%
1995 2.85 per 100 people -0.7%
1996 3.04 per 100 people +6.7%
1997 3.15 per 100 people +3.6%
1998 3.19 per 100 people +1.3%
1999 3.06 per 100 people -4.1%
2000 3.06 per 100 people -0.1%
2001 2.84 per 100 people -6.9%
2002 2.38 per 100 people -16.1%
2003 2.78 per 100 people +16.5%
2004 2.72 per 100 people -2.2%
2005 2.67 per 100 people -1.7%
2006 2.42 per 100 people -9.5%
2007 1.7 per 100 people -29.6%
2008 2.06 per 100 people +21.2%
2009 2.19 per 100 people +6.3%
2010 1.77 per 100 people -19.5%
2011 1.26 per 100 people -28.5%
2012 1.22 per 100 people -3.0%
2013 1.01 per 100 people -17.8%
2014 0.935 per 100 people -7.1%
2015 0.9191 per 100 people -1.7%
2016 0.9021 per 100 people -1.9%
2017 0.9845 per 100 people +9.1%
2018 0.9862 per 100 people +0.2%
2019 0.983 per 100 people -0.3%
2020 1.09 per 100 people +11.4%
2021 1.33 per 100 people +21.9%
2022 1.79 per 100 people +33.8%
2023 2.2 per 100 people +23.0%
2024 2.64 per 100 people +20.4%

Gabon compared with similar countries

  • Gabon's 2.64 per 100 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.7 per 100 people, 25% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Gabon's 2.64 per 100 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3436 per 100 people, 7.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.51 per 100 people 1.32 per 100 people 1.97 per 100 people 9
1990s 2.83 per 100 people 2.11 per 100 people 3.19 per 100 people 10
2000s 2.48 per 100 people 1.7 per 100 people 3.06 per 100 people 10
2010s 1.1 per 100 people 0.9021 per 100 people 1.77 per 100 people 10
2020s 1.81 per 100 people 1.09 per 100 people 2.64 per 100 people 5

Countries ranked near Gabon

  1. 144 Eswatini 2.87 per 100 people compare
  2. 145 India 2.7 per 100 people compare
  3. 146 Finland 2.67 per 100 people compare
  4. 148 Vietnam 2.62 per 100 people compare
  5. 149 Namibia 2.55 per 100 people compare
  6. 150 Djibouti 2.49 per 100 people compare

See the full ranking of 212 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Gabon?
Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Gabon was 2.64 per 100 people in 2024, according to International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest landline phone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 3.19 per 100 people in 1998.
What is the lowest landline phone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9021 per 100 people in 2016.
How does Gabon rank for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Gabon ranks 147th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
Is landline phone subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Gabon?
Over the last ten years it is up 182.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Gabon data come from?
The figures come from International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people
Unit
per 100 people
Source
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 11,787 data points, 1960–2024
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