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Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Mozambique

Mozambique: Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people was 0.0818 per 100 people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0818 per 100 people
Change on year
down 9.0%
World rank
196th
of 212 countries
All-time high
0.4728 per 100 people
in 2000
All-time low
0.0818 per 100 people
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Mozambique, 1960–2024

0.10.20.30.40.5196019922024

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 Mozambique is 0.0818 per 100 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 75.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Mozambique peaked at 0.4728 per 100 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0818 per 100 people, in 2024.

That places Mozambique 196th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

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

Year per 100 people Change
1960 0.1385 per 100 people —
1961 0.1309 per 100 people -5.5%
1962 0.1309 per 100 people +0.0%
1963 0.1309 per 100 people +0.0%
1964 0.1309 per 100 people +0.0%
1965 0.2259 per 100 people +72.6%
1966 0.2115 per 100 people -6.4%
1967 0.2115 per 100 people +0.0%
1968 0.2115 per 100 people +0.0%
1969 0.2115 per 100 people +0.0%
1970 0.2853 per 100 people +34.9%
1971 0.266 per 100 people -6.8%
1972 0.266 per 100 people +0.0%
1973 0.266 per 100 people +0.0%
1974 0.266 per 100 people +0.0%
1975 0.3205 per 100 people +20.5%
1976 0.2964 per 100 people -7.5%
1977 0.2721 per 100 people -8.2%
1978 0.2728 per 100 people +0.2%
1979 0.275 per 100 people +0.8%
1980 0.2891 per 100 people +5.1%
1981 0.3041 per 100 people +5.2%
1982 0.3065 per 100 people +0.8%
1983 0.303 per 100 people -1.1%
1984 0.3022 per 100 people -0.3%
1985 0.3023 per 100 people +0.0%
1986 0.3086 per 100 people +2.1%
1987 0.3099 per 100 people +0.4%
1988 0.3148 per 100 people +1.6%
1989 0.3154 per 100 people +0.2%
1990 0.362 per 100 people +14.8%
1991 0.396 per 100 people +9.4%
1992 0.412 per 100 people +4.0%
1993 0.395 per 100 people -4.1%
1994 0.382 per 100 people -3.3%
1995 0.375 per 100 people -1.8%
1996 0.371 per 100 people -1.1%
1997 0.387 per 100 people +4.3%
1998 0.435 per 100 people +12.4%
1999 0.44 per 100 people +1.1%
2000 0.4728 per 100 people +7.5%
2001 0.4709 per 100 people -0.4%
2002 0.4608 per 100 people -2.1%
2003 0.4 per 100 people -13.2%
2004 0.3793 per 100 people -5.2%
2005 0.325 per 100 people -14.3%
2006 0.3383 per 100 people +4.1%
2007 0.3664 per 100 people +8.3%
2008 0.359 per 100 people -2.0%
2009 0.3682 per 100 people +2.6%
2010 0.3829 per 100 people +4.0%
2011 0.3726 per 100 people -2.7%
2012 0.3622 per 100 people -2.8%
2013 0.3096 per 100 people -14.5%
2014 0.3368 per 100 people +8.8%
2015 0.3363 per 100 people -0.1%
2016 0.3015 per 100 people -10.4%
2017 0.286 per 100 people -5.2%
2018 0.2171 per 100 people -24.1%
2019 0.2703 per 100 people +24.5%
2020 0.2892 per 100 people +7.0%
2021 0.1882 per 100 people -34.9%
2022 0.089 per 100 people -52.7%
2023 0.0899 per 100 people +1.0%
2024 0.0818 per 100 people -9.0%

Mozambique compared with similar countries

  • Mozambique's 0.0818 per 100 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2996 per 100 people, 27% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Mozambique's 0.0818 per 100 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3436 per 100 people, 24% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Mozambique 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
1965 +72.6% 0.1309 per 100 people 0.2259 per 100 people
2022 -52.7% 0.1882 per 100 people 0.089 per 100 people

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.1734 per 100 people 0.1309 per 100 people 0.2259 per 100 people 10
1970s 0.2786 per 100 people 0.266 per 100 people 0.3205 per 100 people 10
1980s 0.3056 per 100 people 0.2891 per 100 people 0.3154 per 100 people 10
1990s 0.3955 per 100 people 0.362 per 100 people 0.44 per 100 people 10
2000s 0.3941 per 100 people 0.325 per 100 people 0.4728 per 100 people 10
2010s 0.3175 per 100 people 0.2171 per 100 people 0.3829 per 100 people 10
2020s 0.1476 per 100 people 0.0818 per 100 people 0.2892 per 100 people 5

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 193 Tanzania 0.1142 per 100 people compare
  2. 194 Burundi 0.1049 per 100 people compare
  3. 195 Kenya 0.101 per 100 people compare
  4. 197 Rwanda 0.0649 per 100 people compare
  5. 198 Nigeria 0.0441 per 100 people compare
  6. 199 Central African Republic 0.041 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 Mozambique?
Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Mozambique was 0.0818 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 Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 0.4728 per 100 people in 2000.
What is the lowest landline phone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0818 per 100 people in 2024.
How does Mozambique rank for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Mozambique ranks 196th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
Is landline phone subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is down 75.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mozambique 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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