What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Niger?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Niger was 0.4349 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 Niger?

The highest recorded value was 0.7776 per 100 people in 2016.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Niger?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0217 per 100 people in 1960.

How does Niger rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Niger ranks 179th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Niger?

Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Niger 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 Niger

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

Niger: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 0.4349 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.4349 per 100 people

Change on year

down 33.7%

World rank

179th

of 213 countries

All-time high

0.7776 per 100 people

in 2016

All-time low

0.0217 per 100 people

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Niger, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

Niger recorded 0.4349 per 100 people for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2024.

The figure is down 33.7% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Niger peaked at 0.7776 per 100 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0217 per 100 people, in 1960.

Niger ranks 179th of 213 countries on this measure, 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	0.0223 per 100 people	0.0217 per 100 people	0.0224 per 100 people	9
1970s	0.0645 per 100 people	0.0471 per 100 people	0.0935 per 100 people	10
1980s	0.1084 per 100 people	0.0951 per 100 people	0.1133 per 100 people	10
1990s	0.1382 per 100 people	0.112 per 100 people	0.17 per 100 people	10
2000s	0.2463 per 100 people	0.1737 per 100 people	0.4788 per 100 people	10
2010s	0.5301 per 100 people	0.253 per 100 people	0.7776 per 100 people	9
2020s	0.3643 per 100 people	0.237 per 100 people	0.6556 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Niger

176 Equatorial Guinea 0.6315 per 100 people compare
177 Ethiopia 0.5798 per 100 people compare
178 Afghanistan 0.4389 per 100 people compare
180 Uganda 0.3918 per 100 people compare
181 Burkina Faso 0.347 per 100 people compare
182 Zambia 0.3457 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Niger

Fixed telephone subscriptions 117,563 (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 60.59 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 16.38 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 5,775 (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 165 (2023)
Air transport, freight 0.279 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 3.5 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 138.27 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 15.6% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 7.5% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Niger?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Niger was 0.4349 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 Niger?: The highest recorded value was 0.7776 per 100 people in 2016.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Niger?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0217 per 100 people in 1960.
How does Niger rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Niger ranks 179th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Niger?: Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Niger 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.