Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Zambia
Zambia: Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people was 0.3457 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Zambia, 1960–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Zambia is 0.3457, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 11.8% on the previous year and down 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Zambia peaked at 0.931 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.3362, in 2021.
That places Zambia 181st out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4809 | — |
| 1961 | 0.4885 | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 0.4885 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4885 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.4885 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4675 | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.4789 | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.4789 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4789 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4789 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.5418 | +13.1% |
| 1971 | 0.5551 | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.5551 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5551 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5551 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5759 | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.5552 | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.5637 | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.5564 | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.5528 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.5709 | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.5922 | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 0.5965 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.596 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.6446 | +8.2% |
| 1985 | 0.6546 | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6844 | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7177 | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 0.8019 | +11.7% |
| 1989 | 0.8777 | +9.5% |
| 1990 | 0.836 | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 0.864 | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.928 | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 0.931 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.93 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.874 | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 0.866 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.838 | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.819 | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.853 | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8318 | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8296 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8234 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8051 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8089 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8078 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7702 | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7305 | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6958 | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6697 | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8477 | +26.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5938 | -30.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5535 | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7518 | +35.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7198 | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7084 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5995 | -15.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5816 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5588 | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5224 | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3769 | -27.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3362 | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4778 | +42.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3921 | -17.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3457 | -11.8% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.3457 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.01, 34% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.3457 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3436, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Zambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +42.1% | 0.3362 | 0.4778 |
| 2013 | +35.8% | 0.5535 | 0.7518 |
| 2011 | -30.0% | 0.8477 | 0.5938 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4818 | 0.4675 | 0.4885 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5566 | 0.5418 | 0.5759 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6736 | 0.5709 | 0.8777 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8739 | 0.819 | 0.931 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7773 | 0.6697 | 0.8318 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6437 | 0.5224 | 0.8477 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3858 | 0.3362 | 0.4778 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More reference data data for Zambia
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0386 (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.0941 (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.018 (2026)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies 0.3261 (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Urban area long term, annual growth rate 3.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban area long term, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban area long term, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Zambia?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Zambia was 0.3457 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.931 in 1993.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3362 in 2021.
- How does Zambia rank for fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Zambia ranks 181st out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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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