What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Somalia?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Somalia was 0.2996 per 100 people in 2023, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Somalia?

The highest recorded value was 1.01 per 100 people in 2003.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Somalia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0435 per 100 people in 1960.

How does Somalia rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Somalia ranks 186th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Somalia?

Over the last ten years it is down 39.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Somalia 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 Somalia

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

Somalia: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 0.2996 per 100 people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0.2996 per 100 people

Change on year

down 41.4%

World rank

186th

of 213 countries

All-time high

1.01 per 100 people

in 2003

All-time low

0.0435 per 100 people

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2023

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Somalia, 1960–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions in Somalia is 0.2996 per 100 people, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 41.4% on the previous year and down 39.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Somalia peaked at 1.01 per 100 people in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0435 per 100 people, in 1960.

Somalia ranks 186th 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	0.0451 per 100 people	0.0435 per 100 people	0.0453 per 100 people	9
1970s	0.0453 per 100 people	0.0453 per 100 people	0.0453 per 100 people	4
1980s	0.1661 per 100 people	0.1207 per 100 people	0.2171 per 100 people	9
1990s	0.2263 per 100 people	0.192 per 100 people	0.283 per 100 people	10
2000s	0.7439 per 100 people	0.2828 per 100 people	1.01 per 100 people	10
2010s	0.532 per 100 people	0.3345 per 100 people	0.8155 per 100 people	9
2020s	0.471 per 100 people	0.2996 per 100 people	0.5465 per 100 people	4

Countries ranked near Somalia

183 Lesotho 0.3414 per 100 people compare
184 Sudan 0.3155 per 100 people compare
185 Mauritania 0.3095 per 100 people compare
187 Congo 0.2917 per 100 people compare
188 Cameroon 0.2318 per 100 people compare
189 Angola 0.2119 per 100 people compare

See the full ranking of 260 places →

More infrastructure data for Somalia

Fixed telephone subscriptions 55,005 (2023)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 53.96 per 100 people (2023)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 9.91 million (2023)
Air transport, passengers carried 34,066 (2019)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 1,060 (2019)
Air transport, freight 0 million ton-km (2019)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 6 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 337.04 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 27.9% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 0.5% (2022)

All data for Somalia →

Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Somalia?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Somalia was 0.2996 per 100 people in 2023, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Somalia?: The highest recorded value was 1.01 per 100 people in 2003.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Somalia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0435 per 100 people in 1960.
How does Somalia rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Somalia ranks 186th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Somalia?: Over the last ten years it is down 39.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Somalia 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.