What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Cameroon?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Cameroon was 0.2318 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 Cameroon?

The highest recorded value was 5.24 per 100 people in 2014.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Cameroon?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1756 per 100 people in 1975.

How does Cameroon rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Cameroon ranks 188th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Cameroon?

Over the last ten years it is down 95.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Cameroon 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 Cameroon

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

Cameroon: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 0.2318 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.2318 per 100 people

Change on year

down 92.9%

World rank

188th

of 213 countries

All-time high

5.24 per 100 people

in 2014

All-time low

0.1756 per 100 people

in 1975

Years of data

1975–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Cameroon, 1975–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions in Cameroon is 0.2318 per 100 people, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 92.9% on the previous year and down 95.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Cameroon peaked at 5.24 per 100 people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1756 per 100 people, in 1975.

Cameroon ranks 188th 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
1970s	0.185 per 100 people	0.1756 per 100 people	0.2011 per 100 people	5
1980s	0.2854 per 100 people	0.2019 per 100 people	0.3469 per 100 people	10
1990s	0.4979 per 100 people	0.355 per 100 people	0.664 per 100 people	10
2000s	0.9269 per 100 people	0.5876 per 100 people	2.28 per 100 people	10
2010s	3.83 per 100 people	2.74 per 100 people	5.24 per 100 people	10
2020s	2.59 per 100 people	0.2318 per 100 people	3.68 per 100 people	4

Countries ranked near Cameroon

185 Mauritania 0.3095 per 100 people compare
186 Somalia 0.2996 per 100 people compare
187 Congo 0.2917 per 100 people compare
189 Angola 0.2119 per 100 people compare
190 Cambodia 0.1649 per 100 people compare
191 Bangladesh 0.1641 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Cameroon

Fixed telephone subscriptions 67,507 (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.21 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 31.52 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 331,025 (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 6,200 (2023)
Air transport, freight 0.0177 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 273 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 9,880 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 46.3% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 22.7% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Cameroon?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Cameroon was 0.2318 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 Cameroon?: The highest recorded value was 5.24 per 100 people in 2014.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Cameroon?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1756 per 100 people in 1975.
How does Cameroon rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Cameroon ranks 188th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Cameroon?: Over the last ten years it is down 95.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cameroon 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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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.