Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Niger

Niger: Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people was 0.4349 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.4349 per 100 people
Change on year
down 33.7%
World rank
178th
of 212 countries
All-time high
0.7776 per 100 people
in 2016
All-time low
0.0217 per 100 people
in 1960
Years of data
63
1960–2024

Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Niger, 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

Niger recorded 0.4349 per 100 people for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in 2024.

That represents a change of down 33.7% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Niger peaked at 0.7776 per 100 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0217 per 100 people, in 1960.

Niger ranks 178th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0223 per 100 people 0.0217 per 100 people 0.0224 per 100 people 9
1970s 0.0645 per 100 people 0.0471 per 100 people 0.0935 per 100 people 10
1980s 0.1084 per 100 people 0.0951 per 100 people 0.1133 per 100 people 10
1990s 0.1382 per 100 people 0.112 per 100 people 0.17 per 100 people 10
2000s 0.2463 per 100 people 0.1737 per 100 people 0.4788 per 100 people 10
2010s 0.5301 per 100 people 0.253 per 100 people 0.7776 per 100 people 9
2020s 0.3643 per 100 people 0.237 per 100 people 0.6556 per 100 people 5

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 175 Equatorial Guinea 0.6315 per 100 people compare
  2. 176 Ethiopia 0.5798 per 100 people compare
  3. 177 Afghanistan 0.4389 per 100 people compare
  4. 179 Uganda 0.3918 per 100 people compare
  5. 180 Burkina Faso 0.347 per 100 people compare
  6. 181 Zambia 0.3457 per 100 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Niger?
Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Niger was 0.4349 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 Niger?
The highest recorded value was 0.7776 per 100 people in 2016.
What is the lowest landline phone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0217 per 100 people in 1960.
How does Niger rank for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Niger ranks 178th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
Is landline phone subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Niger 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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