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Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Uganda

Uganda: Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people was 0.3918 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.3918 per 100 people
Change on year
up 45.4%
World rank
179th
of 212 countries
All-time high
1.39 per 100 people
in 2011
All-time low
0.0919 per 100 people
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Uganda, 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

The most recent figure for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Uganda is 0.3918 per 100 people, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 45.4% on the previous year and down 56.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Uganda peaked at 1.39 per 100 people in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0919 per 100 people, in 1960.

Uganda ranks 179th 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 Uganda, year by year

Year per 100 people Change
1960 0.0919 per 100 people —
1961 0.1034 per 100 people +12.6%
1962 0.1034 per 100 people +0.0%
1963 0.1034 per 100 people +0.0%
1964 0.1034 per 100 people +0.0%
1965 0.1133 per 100 people +9.5%
1966 0.1252 per 100 people +10.6%
1967 0.1252 per 100 people +0.0%
1968 0.1252 per 100 people +0.0%
1969 0.1252 per 100 people +0.0%
1970 0.1357 per 100 people +8.4%
1971 0.1488 per 100 people +9.7%
1972 0.1488 per 100 people +0.0%
1973 0.1488 per 100 people +0.0%
1974 0.1488 per 100 people +0.0%
1975 0.1713 per 100 people +15.1%
1976 0.166 per 100 people -3.1%
1977 0.1698 per 100 people +2.2%
1978 0.1779 per 100 people +4.8%
1979 0.1591 per 100 people -10.6%
1980 0.1475 per 100 people -7.3%
1981 0.151 per 100 people +2.3%
1982 0.1654 per 100 people +9.6%
1983 0.1691 per 100 people +2.2%
1984 0.1435 per 100 people -15.2%
1985 0.1701 per 100 people +18.6%
1986 0.1668 per 100 people -1.9%
1987 0.1628 per 100 people -2.4%
1988 0.1634 per 100 people +0.4%
1989 0.161 per 100 people -1.5%
1990 0.159 per 100 people -1.2%
1991 0.156 per 100 people -1.9%
1992 0.16 per 100 people +2.6%
1993 0.107 per 100 people -33.1%
1994 0.151 per 100 people +41.1%
1995 0.189 per 100 people +25.2%
1996 0.226 per 100 people +19.6%
1997 0.247 per 100 people +9.3%
1998 0.253 per 100 people +2.4%
1999 0.246 per 100 people -2.8%
2000 0.257 per 100 people +4.5%
2001 0.2269 per 100 people -11.7%
2002 0.2153 per 100 people -5.1%
2003 0.2315 per 100 people +7.5%
2004 0.2636 per 100 people +13.9%
2005 0.313 per 100 people +18.7%
2006 0.3756 per 100 people +20.0%
2007 0.5591 per 100 people +48.9%
2008 0.5517 per 100 people -1.3%
2009 0.7425 per 100 people +34.6%
2010 1.01 per 100 people +36.0%
2011 1.39 per 100 people +38.0%
2012 0.9172 per 100 people -34.2%
2013 0.7721 per 100 people -15.8%
2014 0.8914 per 100 people +15.5%
2015 0.8761 per 100 people -1.7%
2016 0.9491 per 100 people +8.3%
2017 0.6528 per 100 people -31.2%
2018 0.1974 per 100 people -69.8%
2019 0.1993 per 100 people +1.0%
2020 0.2042 per 100 people +2.4%
2021 0.2289 per 100 people +12.1%
2022 0.2472 per 100 people +8.0%
2023 0.2695 per 100 people +9.0%
2024 0.3918 per 100 people +45.4%

Uganda compared with similar countries

  • Uganda's 0.3918 per 100 people is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2996 per 100 people, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Uganda's 0.3918 per 100 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3436 per 100 people, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Uganda 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
2018 -69.8% 0.6528 per 100 people 0.1974 per 100 people

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.112 per 100 people 0.0919 per 100 people 0.1252 per 100 people 10
1970s 0.1575 per 100 people 0.1357 per 100 people 0.1779 per 100 people 10
1980s 0.1601 per 100 people 0.1435 per 100 people 0.1701 per 100 people 10
1990s 0.1894 per 100 people 0.107 per 100 people 0.253 per 100 people 10
2000s 0.3736 per 100 people 0.2153 per 100 people 0.7425 per 100 people 10
2010s 0.7859 per 100 people 0.1974 per 100 people 1.39 per 100 people 10
2020s 0.2683 per 100 people 0.2042 per 100 people 0.3918 per 100 people 5

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 176 Ethiopia 0.5798 per 100 people compare
  2. 177 Afghanistan 0.4389 per 100 people compare
  3. 178 Niger 0.4349 per 100 people compare
  4. 180 Burkina Faso 0.347 per 100 people compare
  5. 181 Zambia 0.3457 per 100 people compare
  6. 182 Lesotho 0.3414 per 100 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Uganda?
Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Uganda was 0.3918 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 Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 1.39 per 100 people in 2011.
What is the lowest landline phone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0919 per 100 people in 1960.
How does Uganda rank for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Uganda ranks 179th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
Is landline phone subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is down 56.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Uganda 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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