Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Nigeria
Nigeria: Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people was 0.0441 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Nigeria, 1960–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.0441 for fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.2% on the previous year and down 55.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Nigeria peaked at 1.13 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0435, in 2022.
Nigeria ranks 198th 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.
Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0457 | — |
| 1961 | 0.0455 | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 0.0455 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0455 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0455 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0455 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0455 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0455 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0455 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0455 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0455 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0455 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0455 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2173 | +377.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1959 | -9.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2301 | +17.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2367 | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.244 | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2513 | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2583 | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2607 | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2696 | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.298 | +10.6% |
| 1991 | 0.295 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.313 | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 0.326 | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.342 | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 0.366 | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 0.363 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.346 | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 0.366 | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 0.385 | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4379 | +13.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4623 | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.526 | +13.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6476 | +23.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7284 | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8435 | +15.8% |
| 2006 | 1.13 | +34.2% |
| 2007 | 1.03 | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8297 | -19.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9145 | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6302 | -31.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4198 | -33.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2373 | -43.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1991 | -16.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0986 | -50.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0982 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0791 | -19.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0696 | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0686 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0512 | -25.4% |
| 2020 | 0.05 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0487 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0435 | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0491 | +13.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0441 | -10.2% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.0441 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.01, 4% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.0441 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3436, 13% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Nigeria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +377.5% | 0.0455 | 0.2173 |
| 2014 | -50.5% | 0.1991 | 0.0986 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0455 | 0.0455 | 0.0457 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0455 | 0.0455 | 0.0455 | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.2404 | 0.1959 | 0.2696 | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.34 | 0.295 | 0.385 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7553 | 0.4379 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1952 | 0.0512 | 0.6302 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0471 | 0.0435 | 0.05 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Nigeria?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Nigeria was 0.0441 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 in 2006.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0435 in 2022.
- How does Nigeria rank for fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Nigeria ranks 198th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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