What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Nigeria?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Nigeria was 0.0441 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 Nigeria?

The highest recorded value was 1.13 per 100 people in 2006.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Nigeria?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0435 per 100 people in 2022.

How does Nigeria rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Nigeria ranks 199th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Nigeria?

Over the last ten years it is down 55.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Nigeria 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 Nigeria

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

Nigeria: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 0.0441 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0441 per 100 people

Change on year

down 10.2%

World rank

199th

of 213 countries

All-time high

1.13 per 100 people

in 2006

All-time low

0.0435 per 100 people

in 2022

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Nigeria, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions in Nigeria stood at 0.0441 per 100 people.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.2% on the previous year and down 55.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Nigeria peaked at 1.13 per 100 people in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0435 per 100 people, in 2022.

Nigeria ranks 199th 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	0.0455 per 100 people	0.0455 per 100 people	0.0457 per 100 people	9
1970s	0.0455 per 100 people	0.0455 per 100 people	0.0455 per 100 people	4
1980s	0.2404 per 100 people	0.1959 per 100 people	0.2696 per 100 people	9
1990s	0.34 per 100 people	0.295 per 100 people	0.385 per 100 people	10
2000s	0.7553 per 100 people	0.4379 per 100 people	1.13 per 100 people	10
2010s	0.1952 per 100 people	0.0512 per 100 people	0.6302 per 100 people	10
2020s	0.0471 per 100 people	0.0435 per 100 people	0.05 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Nigeria

196 Kenya 0.101 per 100 people compare
197 Mozambique 0.0818 per 100 people compare
198 Rwanda 0.0649 per 100 people compare
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

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More infrastructure data for Nigeria

Fixed telephone subscriptions 102,714 (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 70.76 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 164.65 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 5.27 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 61,466 (2023)
Air transport, freight 3.14 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 221 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 990.36 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 41.2% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 40.1% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Nigeria?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Nigeria was 0.0441 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 Nigeria?: The highest recorded value was 1.13 per 100 people in 2006.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Nigeria?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0435 per 100 people in 2022.
How does Nigeria rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Nigeria ranks 199th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Nigeria?: Over the last ten years it is down 55.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nigeria 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.