What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Mauritania?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Mauritania was 0.3095 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 Mauritania?

The highest recorded value was 2.4 per 100 people in 2008.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Mauritania?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0523 per 100 people in 1971.

How does Mauritania rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Mauritania ranks 185th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Mauritania?

Over the last ten years it is down 76.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Mauritania 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 Mauritania

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

Mauritania: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 0.3095 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.3095 per 100 people

Change on year

down 48.6%

World rank

185th

of 213 countries

All-time high

2.4 per 100 people

in 2008

All-time low

0.0523 per 100 people

in 1971

Years of data

1970–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Mauritania, 1970–2024

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

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 0.3095 per 100 people for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 48.6% on the previous year and down 76.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Mauritania peaked at 2.4 per 100 people in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0523 per 100 people, in 1971.

That places Mauritania 185th 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
1970s	0.1024 per 100 people	0.0523 per 100 people	0.2042 per 100 people	10
1980s	0.2257 per 100 people	0.2159 per 100 people	0.237 per 100 people	10
1990s	0.4293 per 100 people	0.301 per 100 people	0.65 per 100 people	10
2000s	1.4 per 100 people	0.7258 per 100 people	2.4 per 100 people	10
2010s	1.55 per 100 people	1.29 per 100 people	2.11 per 100 people	10
2020s	0.8924 per 100 people	0.3095 per 100 people	1.35 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Mauritania

182 Zambia 0.3457 per 100 people compare
183 Lesotho 0.3414 per 100 people compare
184 Sudan 0.3155 per 100 people compare
186 Somalia 0.2996 per 100 people compare
187 Congo 0.2917 per 100 people compare
188 Cameroon 0.2318 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Mauritania

Fixed telephone subscriptions 15,997 (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 92.07 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.76 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 328,992 (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 4,365 (2023)
Air transport, freight 0 million ton-km (2019)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 0.4 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 82.04 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 45.8% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 7.1% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Mauritania?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Mauritania was 0.3095 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 Mauritania?: The highest recorded value was 2.4 per 100 people in 2008.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Mauritania?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0523 per 100 people in 1971.
How does Mauritania rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Mauritania ranks 185th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Mauritania?: Over the last ten years it is down 76.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mauritania 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.