What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Botswana?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Botswana was 3.3 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 Botswana?

The highest recorded value was 8.65 per 100 people in 2001.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Botswana?

The lowest recorded value was 0.078 per 100 people in 1960.

How does Botswana rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Botswana ranks 141st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Botswana?

Over the last ten years it is down 57.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Botswana 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 Botswana

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

Botswana: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 3.3 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

3.3 per 100 people

Change on year

down 8.9%

World rank

141st

of 213 countries

All-time high

8.65 per 100 people

in 2001

All-time low

0.078 per 100 people

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Botswana, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

Botswana recorded 3.3 per 100 people for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 57.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Botswana peaked at 8.65 per 100 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.078 per 100 people, in 1960.

Botswana ranks 141st of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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	0.1464 per 100 people	0.078 per 100 people	0.2143 per 100 people	10
1970s	0.5244 per 100 people	0.3664 per 100 people	0.7163 per 100 people	10
1980s	1.05 per 100 people	0.7594 per 100 people	1.71 per 100 people	10
1990s	4.16 per 100 people	2.02 per 100 people	7.54 per 100 people	10
2000s	7.58 per 100 people	6.9 per 100 people	8.65 per 100 people	10
2010s	6.97 per 100 people	6.11 per 100 people	8.14 per 100 people	10
2020s	4.1 per 100 people	3.3 per 100 people	5.92 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Botswana

138 Philippines 3.82 per 100 people compare
139 Ukraine 3.8 per 100 people compare
140 Nicaragua 3.54 per 100 people compare
142 Tonga 3.12 per 100 people compare
143 Paraguay 3 per 100 people compare
144 Bolivia 2.97 per 100 people compare

See the full ranking of 260 places →

More infrastructure data for Botswana

Fixed telephone subscriptions 83,182 (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 164 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.13 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 172,720 (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 4,264 (2023)
Air transport, freight 0.282 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 2.4 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 983.65 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 57.5% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 60.6% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Botswana?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Botswana was 3.3 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 Botswana?: The highest recorded value was 8.65 per 100 people in 2001.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Botswana?: The lowest recorded value was 0.078 per 100 people in 1960.
How does Botswana rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Botswana ranks 141st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Botswana?: Over the last ten years it is down 57.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Botswana 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.