Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Namibia

Namibia: Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people was 2.55 per 100 people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.55 per 100 people
Change on year
down 6.7%
World rank
149th
of 212 countries
All-time high
8.15 per 100 people
in 2013
All-time low
1.73 per 100 people
in 1961
Years of data
65
1960–2024

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

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

Analysis

Namibia recorded 2.55 per 100 people for landline phone 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, landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Namibia peaked at 8.15 per 100 people in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.73 per 100 people, 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.95 per 100 people 1.73 per 100 people 2.28 per 100 people 10
1970s 2.59 per 100 people 2.32 per 100 people 2.92 per 100 people 10
1980s 3.86 per 100 people 2.97 per 100 people 4.16 per 100 people 10
1990s 4.92 per 100 people 3.87 per 100 people 6.11 per 100 people 10
2000s 6.7 per 100 people 6.06 per 100 people 7.16 per 100 people 10
2010s 7.26 per 100 people 5.28 per 100 people 8.15 per 100 people 10
2020s 3.33 per 100 people 2.55 per 100 people 5.14 per 100 people 5

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 146 Finland 2.67 per 100 people compare
  2. 147 Gabon 2.64 per 100 people compare
  3. 148 Vietnam 2.62 per 100 people compare
  4. 150 Djibouti 2.49 per 100 people compare
  5. 151 Maldives 2.27 per 100 people compare
  6. 152 Tajikistan 2.21 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 Namibia?
Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Namibia was 2.55 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 Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 8.15 per 100 people in 2013.
What is the lowest landline phone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.73 per 100 people in 1961.
How does Namibia rank for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Namibia ranks 149th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
Is landline phone 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 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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About this data

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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