Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Landline phone subscriptions, per capita was 0.0255 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Namibia, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.0255 units per person for landline phone subscriptions, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 67.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Namibia peaked at 0.0815 units per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0171 units per person, in 1964.
That places Namibia 149th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Namibia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0186 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0182 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 0.0179 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0175 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0171 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0227 units per person | +33.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0221 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0216 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.021 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0204 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0251 units per person | +23.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0243 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0236 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0229 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0222 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0272 units per person | +22.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0276 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0279 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0285 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0291 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0295 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0332 units per person | +12.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0376 units per person | +13.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0414 units per person | +10.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0413 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.041 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0407 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0402 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0403 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0393 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0387 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0402 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0417 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0442 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0448 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.049 units per person | +9.3% |
| 1996 | 0.052 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0591 units per person | +13.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0611 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0609 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0606 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0632 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0642 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0664 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0659 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0707 units per person | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0684 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0684 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.071 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0716 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0744 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0741 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.078 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0815 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.079 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0769 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.077 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.077 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.055 units per person | -28.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0528 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0514 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0327 units per person | -36.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0297 units per person | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0274 units per person | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0255 units per person | -6.7% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.0255 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0101 units per person, 2.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.0255 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0034 units per person, 7.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -36.5% | 0.0514 units per person | 0.0327 units per person |
| 1965 | +33.1% | 0.0171 units per person | 0.0227 units per person |
| 2018 | -28.6% | 0.077 units per person | 0.055 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0197 units per person | 0.0171 units per person | 0.0227 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0259 units per person | 0.0222 units per person | 0.0291 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0385 units per person | 0.0295 units per person | 0.0414 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0492 units per person | 0.0387 units per person | 0.0611 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.067 units per person | 0.0606 units per person | 0.0716 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0726 units per person | 0.0528 units per person | 0.0815 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0333 units per person | 0.0255 units per person | 0.0514 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More reference data data for Namibia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0579 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0157 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1306 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0853 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Namibia?
- Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Namibia was 0.0255 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest landline phone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0815 units per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest landline phone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0171 units per person in 1964.
- How does Namibia rank for landline phone subscriptions, per capita?
- Namibia ranks 149th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is landline phone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Landline phone subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Landline phone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Landline phone subscriptions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Landline phone subscriptions International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Landline phone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.