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Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Liberia

Liberia: Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people was 0.1164 per 100 people in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.1164 per 100 people
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
192nd
of 212 countries
All-time high
0.422 per 100 people
in 1990
All-time low
0.0523 per 100 people
in 2008
Years of data
36
1981–2022

Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Liberia, 1981–2022

0.10.20.30.41981200120221981: 0.352 per 100 people1982: 0.342 per 100 people1983: 0.332 per 100 people1984: 0.335 per 100 people1985: 0.368 per 100 people1986: 0.349 per 100 people1987: 0.339 per 100 people1988: 0.352 per 100 people1989: 0.349 per 100 people1990: 0.422 per 100 people1991: 0.169 per 100 people1992: 0.217 per 100 people1993: 0.209 per 100 people1994: 0.209 per 100 people1995: 0.207 per 100 people1996: 0.202 per 100 people1997: 0.264 per 100 people1998: 0.243 per 100 people1999: 0.234 per 100 people2000: 0.229 per 100 people2001: 0.226 per 100 people2002: 0.223 per 100 people2007: 0.056 per 100 people2008: 0.052 per 100 people2009: 0.06 per 100 people2010: 0.143 per 100 people2011: 0.22 per 100 people2012: 0.314 per 100 people2013: 0.246 per 100 people2014: 0.22 per 100 people2015: 0.193 per 100 people2016: 0.168 per 100 people2019: 0.119 per 100 people2020: 0.117 per 100 people2021: 0.114 per 100 people2022: 0.116 per 100 people

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

Analysis

In 2022, landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Liberia stood at 0.1164 per 100 people.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 62.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Liberia peaked at 0.422 per 100 people in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0523 per 100 people, in 2008.

That places Liberia 192nd out of 212 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

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

Year per 100 people Change
1981 0.3518 per 100 people —
1982 0.3419 per 100 people -2.8%
1983 0.3319 per 100 people -2.9%
1984 0.3353 per 100 people +1.0%
1985 0.3679 per 100 people +9.7%
1986 0.3485 per 100 people -5.3%
1987 0.3388 per 100 people -2.8%
1988 0.3524 per 100 people +4.0%
1989 0.3489 per 100 people -1.0%
1990 0.422 per 100 people +21.0%
1991 0.169 per 100 people -60.0%
1992 0.217 per 100 people +28.4%
1993 0.209 per 100 people -3.7%
1994 0.209 per 100 people +0.0%
1995 0.207 per 100 people -1.0%
1996 0.202 per 100 people -2.4%
1997 0.264 per 100 people +30.7%
1998 0.243 per 100 people -8.0%
1999 0.234 per 100 people -3.7%
2000 0.2288 per 100 people -2.2%
2001 0.2255 per 100 people -1.4%
2002 0.223 per 100 people -1.1%
2007 0.0558 per 100 people -75.0%
2008 0.0523 per 100 people -6.2%
2009 0.0602 per 100 people +15.0%
2010 0.143 per 100 people +137.6%
2011 0.2201 per 100 people +53.8%
2012 0.3141 per 100 people +42.7%
2013 0.2461 per 100 people -21.6%
2014 0.22 per 100 people -10.6%
2015 0.1932 per 100 people -12.2%
2016 0.1682 per 100 people -12.9%
2019 0.119 per 100 people -29.3%
2020 0.1165 per 100 people -2.1%
2021 0.1141 per 100 people -2.1%
2022 0.1164 per 100 people +2.0%

Liberia compared with similar countries

  • Liberia's 0.1164 per 100 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2996 per 100 people, 39% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Liberia's 0.1164 per 100 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3436 per 100 people, 34% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Liberia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2010 +137.6% 0.0602 per 100 people 0.143 per 100 people
2007 -75.0% 0.223 per 100 people 0.0558 per 100 people
1991 -60.0% 0.422 per 100 people 0.169 per 100 people
2011 +53.8% 0.143 per 100 people 0.2201 per 100 people
2012 +42.7% 0.2201 per 100 people 0.3141 per 100 people

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.3464 per 100 people 0.3319 per 100 people 0.3679 per 100 people 9
1990s 0.2376 per 100 people 0.169 per 100 people 0.422 per 100 people 10
2000s 0.1409 per 100 people 0.0523 per 100 people 0.2288 per 100 people 6
2010s 0.2029 per 100 people 0.119 per 100 people 0.3141 per 100 people 8
2020s 0.1157 per 100 people 0.1141 per 100 people 0.1165 per 100 people 3

Countries ranked near Liberia

  1. 189 Cambodia 0.1649 per 100 people compare
  2. 190 Bangladesh 0.1641 per 100 people compare
  3. 191 East Timor 0.1207 per 100 people compare
  4. 193 Tanzania 0.1142 per 100 people compare
  5. 194 Burundi 0.1049 per 100 people compare
  6. 195 Kenya 0.101 per 100 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Liberia?
Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Liberia was 0.1164 per 100 people in 2022, 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 Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 0.422 per 100 people in 1990.
What is the lowest landline phone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0523 per 100 people in 2008.
How does Liberia rank for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Liberia ranks 192nd out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
Is landline phone subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is down 62.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Liberia 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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