What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Liberia?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Liberia was 0.1164 per 100 people in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Liberia?

The highest recorded value was 0.422 per 100 people in 1990.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Liberia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0523 per 100 people in 2008.

How does Liberia rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Liberia ranks 193rd out of 213 countries with data for 2022.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Liberia?

Over the last ten years it is down 62.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Liberia 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 Liberia

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

Liberia: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 0.1164 per 100 people in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)

0.1164 per 100 people

Change on year

up 2.0%

World rank

193rd

of 213 countries

All-time high

0.422 per 100 people

in 1990

All-time low

0.0523 per 100 people

in 2008

Years of data

1981–2022

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Liberia, 1981–2022

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

Analysis

Liberia recorded 0.1164 per 100 people for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2022.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and down 62.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Liberia peaked at 0.422 per 100 people in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0523 per 100 people, in 2008.

Liberia ranks 193rd of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1980s	0.3464 per 100 people	0.3319 per 100 people	0.3679 per 100 people	9
1990s	0.2376 per 100 people	0.169 per 100 people	0.422 per 100 people	10
2000s	0.1409 per 100 people	0.0523 per 100 people	0.2288 per 100 people	6
2010s	0.2029 per 100 people	0.119 per 100 people	0.3141 per 100 people	8
2020s	0.1157 per 100 people	0.1141 per 100 people	0.1165 per 100 people	3

Countries ranked near Liberia

190 Cambodia 0.1649 per 100 people compare
191 Bangladesh 0.1641 per 100 people compare
192 East Timor 0.1207 per 100 people compare
194 Tanzania 0.1142 per 100 people compare
195 Burundi 0.1049 per 100 people compare
196 Kenya 0.101 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Liberia

Fixed telephone subscriptions 6,254 (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 32.06 per 100 people (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.72 million (2022)
Air transport, passengers carried 32,000 (1992)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 2,200 (1992)
Air transport, freight 0.1 million ton-km (1992)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 200 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 37,221 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 32.2% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 55.0% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Liberia?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Liberia was 0.1164 per 100 people in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Liberia?: The highest recorded value was 0.422 per 100 people in 1990.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Liberia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0523 per 100 people in 2008.
How does Liberia rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Liberia ranks 193rd out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Liberia?: Over the last ten years it is down 62.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Liberia 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.