What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Madagascar?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Madagascar was 0.0109 per 100 people in 2023, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Madagascar?

The highest recorded value was 0.8639 per 100 people in 2009.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Madagascar?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0109 per 100 people in 2023.

How does Madagascar rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Madagascar ranks 203rd out of 213 countries with data for 2023.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Madagascar?

Over the last ten years it is down 98.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Madagascar 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 Madagascar

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

Madagascar: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 0.0109 per 100 people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0.0109 per 100 people

Change on year

down 91.5%

World rank

203rd

of 213 countries

All-time high

0.8639 per 100 people

in 2009

All-time low

0.0109 per 100 people

in 2023

Years of data

1965–2023

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Madagascar, 1965–2023

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

Analysis

Madagascar recorded 0.0109 per 100 people for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.

The figure is down 91.5% on the previous year and down 98.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Madagascar peaked at 0.8639 per 100 people in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0109 per 100 people, in 2023.

That places Madagascar 203rd out of 213 countries with data for 2023, 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	0.1646 per 100 people	0.1643 per 100 people	0.1647 per 100 people	5
1970s	0.1919 per 100 people	0.1843 per 100 people	0.2128 per 100 people	8
1980s	0.2176 per 100 people	0.2017 per 100 people	0.2405 per 100 people	10
1990s	0.2794 per 100 people	0.247 per 100 people	0.314 per 100 people	10
2000s	0.5111 per 100 people	0.3155 per 100 people	0.8639 per 100 people	10
2010s	0.4984 per 100 people	0.2511 per 100 people	0.6404 per 100 people	10
2020s	0.1082 per 100 people	0.0109 per 100 people	0.1715 per 100 people	4

Countries ranked near Madagascar

200 Central African Republic 0.041 per 100 people compare
201 Malawi 0.0225 per 100 people compare
202 Haiti 0.0118 per 100 people compare
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

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More infrastructure data for Madagascar

Fixed telephone subscriptions 3,413 (2023)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 75.46 per 100 people (2023)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 23.54 million (2023)
Air transport, passengers carried 313,313 (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 5,367 (2023)
Air transport, freight 2.49 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 337 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 11,072 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 18.7% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 2.9% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Madagascar?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Madagascar was 0.0109 per 100 people in 2023, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Madagascar?: The highest recorded value was 0.8639 per 100 people in 2009.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Madagascar?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0109 per 100 people in 2023.
How does Madagascar rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Madagascar ranks 203rd out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Madagascar?: Over the last ten years it is down 98.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Madagascar 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.