What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Ethiopia?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Ethiopia was 0.5798 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 Ethiopia?

The highest recorded value was 1.08 per 100 people in 2019.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Ethiopia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.039 per 100 people in 1961.

How does Ethiopia rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Ethiopia ranks 177th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Ethiopia?

Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia

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

Ethiopia: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 0.5798 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.5798 per 100 people

Change on year

down 10.5%

World rank

177th

of 213 countries

All-time high

1.08 per 100 people

in 2019

All-time low

0.039 per 100 people

in 1961

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Ethiopia, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions in Ethiopia stood at 0.5798 per 100 people.

That represents a change of down 10.5% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Ethiopia peaked at 1.08 per 100 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.039 per 100 people, in 1961.

That places Ethiopia 177th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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	0.0536 per 100 people	0.039 per 100 people	0.0687 per 100 people	10
1970s	0.1398 per 100 people	0.1161 per 100 people	0.176 per 100 people	10
1980s	0.2247 per 100 people	0.1833 per 100 people	0.2508 per 100 people	10
1990s	0.2581 per 100 people	0.245 per 100 people	0.298 per 100 people	10
2000s	0.7256 per 100 people	0.3441 per 100 people	1.06 per 100 people	10
2010s	0.9335 per 100 people	0.7735 per 100 people	1.08 per 100 people	9
2020s	0.6963 per 100 people	0.5798 per 100 people	0.8409 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

174 Cote d'Ivoire 0.7663 per 100 people compare
175 Sao Tome and Principe 0.7561 per 100 people compare
176 Equatorial Guinea 0.6315 per 100 people compare
178 Afghanistan 0.4389 per 100 people compare
179 Niger 0.4349 per 100 people compare
180 Uganda 0.3918 per 100 people compare

See the full ranking of 260 places →

More infrastructure data for Ethiopia

Fixed telephone subscriptions 765,634 (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 65.08 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 85.95 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 15.27 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 147,319 (2023)
Air transport, freight 4,015 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 122 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 973.01 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 21.9% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 7.7% (2022)

All data for Ethiopia →

Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Ethiopia?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Ethiopia was 0.5798 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 Ethiopia?: The highest recorded value was 1.08 per 100 people in 2019.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Ethiopia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.039 per 100 people in 1961.
How does Ethiopia rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Ethiopia ranks 177th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Ethiopia?: Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ethiopia 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.