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Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Nigeria

Nigeria: Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people was 0.0441 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0441 per 100 people
Change on year
down 10.2%
World rank
198th
of 212 countries
All-time high
1.13 per 100 people
in 2006
All-time low
0.0435 per 100 people
in 2022
Years of data
57
1960–2024

Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Nigeria, 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

Nigeria recorded 0.0441 per 100 people for landline phone 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, landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Nigeria peaked at 1.13 per 100 people in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0435 per 100 people, 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.

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

Year per 100 people Change
1960 0.0457 per 100 people —
1961 0.0455 per 100 people -0.5%
1962 0.0455 per 100 people +0.0%
1963 0.0455 per 100 people +0.0%
1964 0.0455 per 100 people +0.0%
1966 0.0455 per 100 people +0.0%
1967 0.0455 per 100 people +0.0%
1968 0.0455 per 100 people +0.0%
1969 0.0455 per 100 people +0.0%
1971 0.0455 per 100 people +0.0%
1972 0.0455 per 100 people +0.0%
1973 0.0455 per 100 people +0.0%
1974 0.0455 per 100 people +0.0%
1981 0.2173 per 100 people +377.5%
1982 0.1959 per 100 people -9.9%
1983 0.2301 per 100 people +17.4%
1984 0.2367 per 100 people +2.9%
1985 0.244 per 100 people +3.1%
1986 0.2513 per 100 people +3.0%
1987 0.2583 per 100 people +2.8%
1988 0.2607 per 100 people +0.9%
1989 0.2696 per 100 people +3.4%
1990 0.298 per 100 people +10.6%
1991 0.295 per 100 people -1.0%
1992 0.313 per 100 people +6.1%
1993 0.326 per 100 people +4.2%
1994 0.342 per 100 people +4.9%
1995 0.366 per 100 people +7.0%
1996 0.363 per 100 people -0.8%
1997 0.346 per 100 people -4.7%
1998 0.366 per 100 people +5.8%
1999 0.385 per 100 people +5.2%
2000 0.4379 per 100 people +13.7%
2001 0.4623 per 100 people +5.6%
2002 0.526 per 100 people +13.8%
2003 0.6476 per 100 people +23.1%
2004 0.7284 per 100 people +12.5%
2005 0.8435 per 100 people +15.8%
2006 1.13 per 100 people +34.2%
2007 1.03 per 100 people -9.0%
2008 0.8297 per 100 people -19.5%
2009 0.9145 per 100 people +10.2%
2010 0.6302 per 100 people -31.1%
2011 0.4198 per 100 people -33.4%
2012 0.2373 per 100 people -43.5%
2013 0.1991 per 100 people -16.1%
2014 0.0986 per 100 people -50.5%
2015 0.0982 per 100 people -0.4%
2016 0.0791 per 100 people -19.5%
2017 0.0696 per 100 people -12.0%
2018 0.0686 per 100 people -1.5%
2019 0.0512 per 100 people -25.4%
2020 0.05 per 100 people -2.2%
2021 0.0487 per 100 people -2.7%
2022 0.0435 per 100 people -10.7%
2023 0.0491 per 100 people +13.0%
2024 0.0441 per 100 people -10.2%

Nigeria compared with similar countries

  • Nigeria's 0.0441 per 100 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.01 per 100 people, 4% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Nigeria's 0.0441 per 100 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3436 per 100 people, 13% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Landline phone 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.

YearChange FromTo
1981 +377.5% 0.0455 per 100 people 0.2173 per 100 people
2014 -50.5% 0.1991 per 100 people 0.0986 per 100 people

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0455 per 100 people 0.0455 per 100 people 0.0457 per 100 people 9
1970s 0.0455 per 100 people 0.0455 per 100 people 0.0455 per 100 people 4
1980s 0.2404 per 100 people 0.1959 per 100 people 0.2696 per 100 people 9
1990s 0.34 per 100 people 0.295 per 100 people 0.385 per 100 people 10
2000s 0.7553 per 100 people 0.4379 per 100 people 1.13 per 100 people 10
2010s 0.1952 per 100 people 0.0512 per 100 people 0.6302 per 100 people 10
2020s 0.0471 per 100 people 0.0435 per 100 people 0.05 per 100 people 5

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 195 Kenya 0.101 per 100 people compare
  2. 196 Mozambique 0.0818 per 100 people compare
  3. 197 Rwanda 0.0649 per 100 people compare
  4. 199 Central African Republic 0.041 per 100 people compare
  5. 200 Malawi 0.0225 per 100 people compare
  6. 201 Haiti 0.0118 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 Nigeria?
Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Nigeria was 0.0441 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 Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 1.13 per 100 people in 2006.
What is the lowest landline phone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0435 per 100 people in 2022.
How does Nigeria rank for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Nigeria ranks 198th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
Is landline phone 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 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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