Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Namibia
Namibia: Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people was 2.55 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Namibia, 1960–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 2.55 for fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 67.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Namibia peaked at 8.15 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.73, in 1961.
Namibia ranks 149th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.86 | — |
| 1961 | 1.73 | -6.9% |
| 1962 | 1.73 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.73 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.73 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2.28 | +31.4% |
| 1966 | 2.09 | -8.2% |
| 1967 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 2.52 | +20.3% |
| 1971 | 2.32 | -7.7% |
| 1972 | 2.32 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2.32 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2.32 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2.74 | +17.8% |
| 1976 | 2.77 | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 2.81 | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 2.87 | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 2.92 | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 2.97 | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 3.34 | +12.5% |
| 1982 | 3.78 | +13.1% |
| 1983 | 4.16 | +10.1% |
| 1984 | 4.14 | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 4.12 | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 4.08 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 4.03 | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 4.04 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 3.93 | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 3.87 | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 4.02 | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 4.17 | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 4.42 | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 4.48 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 4.9 | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 5.2 | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 5.91 | +13.7% |
| 1998 | 6.11 | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 6.09 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 6.06 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 6.32 | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 6.42 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 6.64 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 6.59 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 7.07 | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 6.84 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 6.84 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 7.1 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 7.16 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 7.44 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 7.41 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 7.8 | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 8.15 | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 7.9 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 7.69 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 7.7 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 7.7 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.5 | -28.6% |
| 2019 | 5.28 | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 5.14 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 3.27 | -36.5% |
| 2022 | 2.97 | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 2.74 | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 2.55 | -6.7% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 2.55 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.01, 2.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 2.55 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3436, 7.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Namibia 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -36.5% | 5.14 | 3.27 |
| 1965 | +31.4% | 1.73 | 2.28 |
| 2018 | -28.6% | 7.7 | 5.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.95 | 1.73 | 2.28 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.59 | 2.32 | 2.92 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.86 | 2.97 | 4.16 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.92 | 3.87 | 6.11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.7 | 6.06 | 7.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.26 | 5.28 | 8.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.33 | 2.55 | 5.14 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More reference data data for Namibia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0579 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0157 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1306 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0853 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Namibia?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Namibia was 2.55 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.15 in 2013.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.73 in 1961.
- How does Namibia rank for fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Namibia ranks 149th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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