What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Gambia?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Gambia was 1.6 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 Gambia?

The highest recorded value was 3.14 per 100 people in 2012.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Gambia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.17 per 100 people in 1965.

How does Gambia rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Gambia ranks 162nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Gambia?

Over the last ten years it is down 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Gambia 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 Gambia

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

Gambia: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 1.6 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.6 per 100 people

Change on year

down 1.4%

World rank

162nd

of 213 countries

All-time high

3.14 per 100 people

in 2012

All-time low

0.17 per 100 people

in 1965

Years of data

1965–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Gambia, 1965–2024

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

Analysis

Gambia recorded 1.6 per 100 people for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2024.

That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 38.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Gambia peaked at 3.14 per 100 people in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.17 per 100 people, in 1965.

That places Gambia 162nd 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	0.188 per 100 people	0.17 per 100 people	0.1925 per 100 people	5
1970s	0.2346 per 100 people	0.1872 per 100 people	0.2848 per 100 people	10
1980s	0.3673 per 100 people	0.2891 per 100 people	0.5702 per 100 people	10
1990s	1.45 per 100 people	0.585 per 100 people	2.06 per 100 people	10
2000s	2.58 per 100 people	2.29 per 100 people	2.76 per 100 people	10
2010s	2.32 per 100 people	1.37 per 100 people	3.14 per 100 people	10
2020s	2.07 per 100 people	1.6 per 100 people	2.39 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Gambia

159 Papua New Guinea 1.69 per 100 people compare
160 Indonesia 1.64 per 100 people compare
161 Senegal 1.61 per 100 people compare
163 South Africa 1.58 per 100 people compare
164 Nepal 1.38 per 100 people compare
165 Mali 1.33 per 100 people compare

See the full ranking of 260 places →

More infrastructure data for Gambia

Fixed telephone subscriptions 44,127 (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.24 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.48 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 109,542 (2019)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 1,136 (2019)
Air transport, freight 0 million ton-km (2019)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 3 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 1,138 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 49.5% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 40.6% (2022)

All data for Gambia →

Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Gambia?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Gambia was 1.6 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 Gambia?: The highest recorded value was 3.14 per 100 people in 2012.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Gambia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.17 per 100 people in 1965.
How does Gambia rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Gambia ranks 162nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Gambia?: Over the last ten years it is down 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Gambia 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.