What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Rwanda?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Rwanda was 0.0649 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 Rwanda?

The highest recorded value was 0.4365 per 100 people in 2014.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Rwanda?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0179 per 100 people in 1965.

How does Rwanda rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Rwanda ranks 198th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Rwanda?

Over the last ten years it is down 85.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Rwanda 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 Rwanda

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

Rwanda: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 0.0649 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0649 per 100 people

Change on year

up 8.3%

World rank

198th

of 213 countries

All-time high

0.4365 per 100 people

in 2014

All-time low

0.0179 per 100 people

in 1965

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Rwanda, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

Rwanda recorded 0.0649 per 100 people for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and down 85.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Rwanda peaked at 0.4365 per 100 people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0179 per 100 people, in 1965.

Rwanda ranks 198th 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	0.0324 per 100 people	0.0179 per 100 people	0.0465 per 100 people	10
1970s	0.0421 per 100 people	0.0308 per 100 people	0.0552 per 100 people	10
1980s	0.0866 per 100 people	0.0614 per 100 people	0.129 per 100 people	10
1990s	0.1443 per 100 people	0.122 per 100 people	0.155 per 100 people	10
2000s	0.2588 per 100 people	0.171 per 100 people	0.3325 per 100 people	10
2010s	0.256 per 100 people	0.0892 per 100 people	0.4365 per 100 people	10
2020s	0.0758 per 100 people	0.0599 per 100 people	0.0893 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Rwanda

195 Burundi 0.1049 per 100 people compare
196 Kenya 0.101 per 100 people compare
197 Mozambique 0.0818 per 100 people compare
199 Nigeria 0.0441 per 100 people compare
200 Central African Republic 0.041 per 100 people compare
201 Malawi 0.0225 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Rwanda

Fixed telephone subscriptions 9,255 (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 93.2 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 13.29 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 1.54 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 14,403 (2023)
Air transport, freight 0 million ton-km (2019)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 9.5 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 695.92 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 31.7% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 38.3% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Rwanda?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Rwanda was 0.0649 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 Rwanda?: The highest recorded value was 0.4365 per 100 people in 2014.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Rwanda?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0179 per 100 people in 1965.
How does Rwanda rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Rwanda ranks 198th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Rwanda?: Over the last ten years it is down 85.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Rwanda 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.