What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Tanzania?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Tanzania was 0.1142 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 Tanzania?

The highest recorded value was 0.5067 per 100 people in 2000.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Tanzania?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0809 per 100 people in 1961.

How does Tanzania rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Tanzania ranks 194th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Tanzania?

Over the last ten years it is down 62.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Tanzania 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 Tanzania

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

Tanzania: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 0.1142 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.1142 per 100 people

Change on year

up 0.5%

World rank

194th

of 213 countries

All-time high

0.5067 per 100 people

in 2000

All-time low

0.0809 per 100 people

in 1961

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Tanzania, 1960–2024

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 Tanzania is 0.1142 per 100 people, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 62.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Tanzania peaked at 0.5067 per 100 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0809 per 100 people, in 1961.

That places Tanzania 194th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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	0.0844 per 100 people	0.0809 per 100 people	0.088 per 100 people	10
1970s	0.147 per 100 people	0.11 per 100 people	0.2047 per 100 people	10
1980s	0.2292 per 100 people	0.2046 per 100 people	0.2768 per 100 people	10
1990s	0.3216 per 100 people	0.28 per 100 people	0.449 per 100 people	10
2000s	0.4097 per 100 people	0.2908 per 100 people	0.5067 per 100 people	10
2010s	0.2839 per 100 people	0.1289 per 100 people	0.3899 per 100 people	10
2020s	0.1184 per 100 people	0.1137 per 100 people	0.1309 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Tanzania

191 Bangladesh 0.1641 per 100 people compare
192 East Timor 0.1207 per 100 people compare
193 Liberia 0.1164 per 100 people compare
195 Burundi 0.1049 per 100 people compare
196 Kenya 0.101 per 100 people compare
197 Mozambique 0.0818 per 100 people compare

See the full ranking of 260 places →

More infrastructure data for Tanzania

Fixed telephone subscriptions 78,299 (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.56 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 86.77 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 1.91 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 81,604 (2023)
Air transport, freight 20.04 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 84 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 1,298 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 31.2% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 10.2% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Tanzania?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Tanzania was 0.1142 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 Tanzania?: The highest recorded value was 0.5067 per 100 people in 2000.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Tanzania?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0809 per 100 people in 1961.
How does Tanzania rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Tanzania ranks 194th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Tanzania?: Over the last ten years it is down 62.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Tanzania 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.