What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?

The highest recorded value was 0.1167 per 100 people in 1975.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?

The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 2013.

How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 207th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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 Democratic Republic of Congo

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

Democratic Republic of Congo: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 0 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0 per 100 people

World rank

207th

of 213 countries

All-time high

0.1167 per 100 people

in 1975

All-time low

0 per 100 people

in 2013

Years of data

1970–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1970–2024

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

Analysis

Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 0 per 100 people for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.1167 per 100 people in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 2013.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 207th 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	0.109 per 100 people	0.0977 per 100 people	0.1167 per 100 people	10
1980s	0.0913 per 100 people	0.0865 per 100 people	0.0996 per 100 people	10
1990s	0.0669 per 100 people	0.0195 per 100 people	0.0927 per 100 people	10
2000s	0.0255 per 100 people	0.0056 per 100 people	0.0637 per 100 people	10
2010s	0.0223 per 100 people	0 per 100 people	0.0813 per 100 people	10
2020s	0 per 100 people	0 per 100 people	0 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo

204 Kiribati 0.0104 per 100 people compare
205 Benin 0.0093 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 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 Democratic Republic of Congo

Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 58.53 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 63.96 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 1.15 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 9,822 (2023)
Air transport, freight 0.4798 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 900 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 8,789 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 19.7% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 68.0% (2022)

All data for Democratic Republic of Congo →

Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Democratic Republic of Congo?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?: The highest recorded value was 0.1167 per 100 people in 1975.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?: The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 2013.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 207th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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.