What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Senegal?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Senegal was 1.61 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 Senegal?

The highest recorded value was 2.71 per 100 people in 2010.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Senegal?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2527 per 100 people in 1970.

How does Senegal rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Senegal ranks 161st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Senegal?

Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Senegal 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 Senegal

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

Senegal: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 1.61 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.61 per 100 people

Change on year

down 27.3%

World rank

161st

of 213 countries

All-time high

2.71 per 100 people

in 2010

All-time low

0.2527 per 100 people

in 1970

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Senegal, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

Senegal recorded 1.61 per 100 people for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2024.

That represents a change of down 27.3% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Senegal peaked at 2.71 per 100 people in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2527 per 100 people, in 1970.

Senegal ranks 161st 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	0.2826 per 100 people	0.2652 per 100 people	0.2961 per 100 people	10
1970s	0.2748 per 100 people	0.2527 per 100 people	0.3109 per 100 people	10
1980s	0.3623 per 100 people	0.3156 per 100 people	0.4939 per 100 people	10
1990s	0.9889 per 100 people	0.574 per 100 people	1.7 per 100 people	10
2000s	2.22 per 100 people	1.97 per 100 people	2.46 per 100 people	10
2010s	2.17 per 100 people	1.27 per 100 people	2.71 per 100 people	10
2020s	1.68 per 100 people	1.36 per 100 people	2.21 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Senegal

158 Zimbabwe 1.79 per 100 people compare
159 Papua New Guinea 1.69 per 100 people compare
160 Indonesia 1.64 per 100 people compare
162 Gambia 1.6 per 100 people compare
163 South Africa 1.58 per 100 people compare
164 Nepal 1.38 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Senegal

Fixed telephone subscriptions 297,046 (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 123.89 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 22.92 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 1.07 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 10,655 (2023)
Air transport, freight 9.99 million ton-km (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 25.8 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 1,462 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 60.1% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 8.6% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Senegal?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Senegal was 1.61 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 Senegal?: The highest recorded value was 2.71 per 100 people in 2010.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Senegal?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2527 per 100 people in 1970.
How does Senegal rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Senegal ranks 161st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Senegal?: Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Senegal 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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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.