What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Sierra Leone?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Sierra Leone was 0.0033 per 100 people in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Sierra Leone?

The highest recorded value was 0.5416 per 100 people in 2009.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Sierra Leone?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 per 100 people in 2020.

How does Sierra Leone rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Sierra Leone ranks 206th out of 213 countries with data for 2022.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Sierra Leone?

Over the last ten years it is down 98.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone

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

Sierra Leone: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 0.0033 per 100 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

0.0033 per 100 people

Change on year

down 2.2%

World rank

206th

of 213 countries

All-time high

0.5416 per 100 people

in 2009

All-time low

0.0024 per 100 people

in 2020

Years of data

1965–2022

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Sierra Leone, 1965–2022

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

Analysis

Sierra Leone recorded 0.0033 per 100 people for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 98.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.5416 per 100 people in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 per 100 people, in 2020.

Sierra Leone ranks 206th 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	0.1075 per 100 people	0.1071 per 100 people	0.1076 per 100 people	5
1970s	0.1076 per 100 people	0.1076 per 100 people	0.1076 per 100 people	4
1980s	0.3444 per 100 people	0.3092 per 100 people	0.3996 per 100 people	10
1990s	0.3736 per 100 people	0.316 per 100 people	0.422 per 100 people	10
2000s	0.5004 per 100 people	0.4291 per 100 people	0.5416 per 100 people	10
2010s	0.2 per 100 people	0.0062 per 100 people	0.2748 per 100 people	10
2020s	0.003 per 100 people	0.0024 per 100 people	0.0033 per 100 people	3

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

203 Madagascar 0.0109 per 100 people compare
204 Kiribati 0.0104 per 100 people compare
205 Benin 0.0093 per 100 people compare
207 Bhutan 0 per 100 people compare
207 Chad 0 per 100 people compare
207 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 per 100 people compare
207 Guinea 0 per 100 people compare
207 Guinea-Bissau 0 per 100 people compare
207 Nauru 0 per 100 people compare
207 South Sudan 0 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Sierra Leone

Fixed telephone subscriptions 269 (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 107.88 per 100 people (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.93 million (2022)
Air transport, passengers carried 50,193 (2012)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 2,145 (2012)
Air transport, freight 0 million ton-km (2012)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 160 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 19,331 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 25.1% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 52.3% (2022)

All data for Sierra Leone →

Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Sierra Leone?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Sierra Leone was 0.0033 per 100 people in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Sierra Leone?: The highest recorded value was 0.5416 per 100 people in 2009.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Sierra Leone?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 per 100 people in 2020.
How does Sierra Leone rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Sierra Leone ranks 206th out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Sierra Leone?: Over the last ten years it is down 98.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sierra Leone 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.