Fixed telephone subscriptions in Mozambique

Mozambique: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 0.0818 per 100 people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0818 per 100 people
Change on year
down 9.0%
World rank
197th
of 213 countries
All-time high
0.4728 per 100 people
in 2000
All-time low
0.0818 per 100 people
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Mozambique, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions in Mozambique stood at 0.0818 per 100 people. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of down 9.0% on the previous year and down 75.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Mozambique peaked at 0.4728 per 100 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0818 per 100 people, in 2024.

That places Mozambique 197th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.1734 per 100 people 0.1309 per 100 people 0.2259 per 100 people 10
1970s 0.2786 per 100 people 0.266 per 100 people 0.3205 per 100 people 10
1980s 0.3056 per 100 people 0.2891 per 100 people 0.3154 per 100 people 10
1990s 0.3955 per 100 people 0.362 per 100 people 0.44 per 100 people 10
2000s 0.3941 per 100 people 0.325 per 100 people 0.4728 per 100 people 10
2010s 0.3175 per 100 people 0.2171 per 100 people 0.3829 per 100 people 10
2020s 0.1476 per 100 people 0.0818 per 100 people 0.2892 per 100 people 5

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 194 Tanzania 0.1142 per 100 people compare
  2. 195 Burundi 0.1049 per 100 people compare
  3. 196 Kenya 0.101 per 100 people compare
  4. 198 Rwanda 0.0649 per 100 people compare
  5. 199 Nigeria 0.0441 per 100 people compare
  6. 200 Central African Republic 0.041 per 100 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Mozambique?
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Mozambique was 0.0818 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 Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 0.4728 per 100 people in 2000.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0818 per 100 people in 2024.
How does Mozambique rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Mozambique ranks 197th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is down 75.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mozambique 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

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.