What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Benin?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Benin was 0.0093 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Benin?

The highest recorded value was 1.77 per 100 people in 2014.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Benin?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0093 per 100 people in 2024.

How does Benin rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Benin ranks 205th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Benin?

Over the last ten years it is down 99.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Benin data come from?

The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Benin

Name: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Benin
Creator: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Benin: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 0.0093 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0093 per 100 people

Change on year

down 7.7%

World rank

205th

of 213 countries

All-time high

1.77 per 100 people

in 2014

All-time low

0.0093 per 100 people

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Benin, 1960–2024

Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.

Analysis

In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions in Benin stood at 0.0093 per 100 people. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 99.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Benin peaked at 1.77 per 100 people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0093 per 100 people, in 2024.

Benin ranks 205th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0878 per 100 people	0.0841 per 100 people	0.0895 per 100 people	10
1970s	0.1502 per 100 people	0.1158 per 100 people	0.2061 per 100 people	10
1980s	0.2544 per 100 people	0.2221 per 100 people	0.2859 per 100 people	10
1990s	0.4284 per 100 people	0.276 per 100 people	0.623 per 100 people	10
2000s	0.9679 per 100 people	0.7151 per 100 people	1.34 per 100 people	10
2010s	1.16 per 100 people	0.2822 per 100 people	1.77 per 100 people	10
2020s	0.0728 per 100 people	0.0093 per 100 people	0.2478 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Benin

202 Haiti 0.0118 per 100 people compare
203 Madagascar 0.0109 per 100 people compare
204 Kiribati 0.0104 per 100 people compare
206 Sierra Leone 0.0033 per 100 people compare
207 Bhutan 0 per 100 people compare
207 Chad 0 per 100 people compare
207 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 per 100 people compare
207 Guinea 0 per 100 people compare
207 Guinea-Bissau 0 per 100 people compare
207 Nauru 0 per 100 people compare
207 South Sudan 0 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Benin

Fixed telephone subscriptions 1,350 (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 125.94 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 18.21 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 899 (2016)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 10 (2016)
Air transport, freight 0.0064 million ton-km (2016)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 10.3 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 748.57 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 34.0% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 62.0% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Benin?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Benin was 0.0093 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Benin?: The highest recorded value was 1.77 per 100 people in 2014.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Benin?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0093 per 100 people in 2024.
How does Benin rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Benin ranks 205th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Benin?: Over the last ten years it is down 99.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Benin data come from?: The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit: per 100 people
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 260 places, 14,528 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.