Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Malawi
Malawi: Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people was 0.0225 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Malawi, 1960–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.0225 per 100 people for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 80.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Malawi peaked at 1.45 per 100 people in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0225 per 100 people, in 2024.
Malawi ranks 200th 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 | 0.0952 per 100 people | 0.0943 per 100 people | 0.0967 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1593 per 100 people | 0.1276 per 100 people | 0.2183 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2554 per 100 people | 0.2322 per 100 people | 0.2829 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3268 per 100 people | 0.279 per 100 people | 0.376 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7584 per 100 people | 0.4104 per 100 people | 1.29 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4326 per 100 people | 0.064 per 100 people | 1.45 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0434 per 100 people | 0.0225 per 100 people | 0.0638 per 100 people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Malawi?
- Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Malawi was 0.0225 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 per 100 people in 2012.
- What is the lowest landline phone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0225 per 100 people in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Malawi ranks 200th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is landline phone subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi 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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