Fixed telephone subscriptions in Kenya
Kenya: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 0.101 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Kenya, 1965–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions in Kenya stood at 0.101 per 100 people. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.6% on the previous year and down 74.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Kenya peaked at 1.65 per 100 people in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.101 per 100 people, in 2024.
That places Kenya 196th 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 | 0.2945 per 100 people | 0.2938 per 100 people | 0.2973 per 100 people | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.382 per 100 people | 0.3399 per 100 people | 0.4462 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5875 per 100 people | 0.4565 per 100 people | 0.7276 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9081 per 100 people | 0.765 per 100 people | 0.998 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 per 100 people | 0.7949 per 100 people | 1.65 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.374 per 100 people | 0.1307 per 100 people | 0.9153 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1165 per 100 people | 0.101 per 100 people | 0.1276 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More infrastructure data for Kenya
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 57,017 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.48 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 71.38 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 5.14 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 69,323 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 288.62 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 20.7 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 381.55 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 35.0% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 12.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Kenya?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Kenya was 0.101 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 per 100 people in 2008.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.101 per 100 people in 2024.
- How does Kenya rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Kenya ranks 196th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya 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
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.