What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Mauritius?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Mauritius was 36.88 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 Mauritius?

The highest recorded value was 37.3 per 100 people in 2020.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Mauritius?

The lowest recorded value was 0.8936 per 100 people in 1960.

How does Mauritius rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Mauritius ranks 25th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Mauritius?

Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Mauritius 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 Mauritius

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

Mauritius: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 36.88 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

36.88 per 100 people

Change on year

up 1.3%

World rank

25th

of 213 countries

All-time high

37.3 per 100 people

in 2020

All-time low

0.8936 per 100 people

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Mauritius, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions in Mauritius is 36.88 per 100 people, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Mauritius peaked at 37.3 per 100 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8936 per 100 people, in 1960.

That places Mauritius 25th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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	1.07 per 100 people	0.8936 per 100 people	1.22 per 100 people	10
1970s	1.66 per 100 people	1.35 per 100 people	2.39 per 100 people	10
1980s	3.66 per 100 people	2.47 per 100 people	4.88 per 100 people	10
1990s	12.79 per 100 people	5.1 per 100 people	21.3 per 100 people	10
2000s	27.32 per 100 people	23.09 per 100 people	29.33 per 100 people	10
2010s	30.43 per 100 people	27.08 per 100 people	35.66 per 100 people	10
2020s	36.69 per 100 people	36.21 per 100 people	37.3 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Mauritius

22 Luxembourg 39.81 per 100 people compare
23 Austria 38.17 per 100 people compare
24 Spain 38.05 per 100 people compare
26 Serbia 36.69 per 100 people compare
27 Uruguay 35.62 per 100 people compare
28 Singapore 34.99 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Mauritius

Fixed telephone subscriptions 468,800 (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 172.68 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.20 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 1.50 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 10,794 (2023)
Air transport, freight 170.21 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 2.75 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 2,179 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 73.3% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 50.6% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Mauritius?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Mauritius was 36.88 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 Mauritius?: The highest recorded value was 37.3 per 100 people in 2020.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Mauritius?: The lowest recorded value was 0.8936 per 100 people in 1960.
How does Mauritius rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Mauritius ranks 25th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Mauritius?: Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mauritius 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.