What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Uganda?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Uganda was 0.3918 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 Uganda?

The highest recorded value was 1.39 per 100 people in 2011.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Uganda?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0919 per 100 people in 1960.

How does Uganda rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Uganda ranks 180th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Uganda?

Over the last ten years it is down 56.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Uganda 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 Uganda

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

Uganda: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 0.3918 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.3918 per 100 people

Change on year

up 45.4%

World rank

180th

of 213 countries

All-time high

1.39 per 100 people

in 2011

All-time low

0.0919 per 100 people

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Uganda, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

Uganda recorded 0.3918 per 100 people for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2024.

The figure is up 45.4% on the previous year and down 56.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Uganda peaked at 1.39 per 100 people in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0919 per 100 people, in 1960.

Uganda ranks 180th 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	0.112 per 100 people	0.0919 per 100 people	0.1252 per 100 people	10
1970s	0.1575 per 100 people	0.1357 per 100 people	0.1779 per 100 people	10
1980s	0.1601 per 100 people	0.1435 per 100 people	0.1701 per 100 people	10
1990s	0.1894 per 100 people	0.107 per 100 people	0.253 per 100 people	10
2000s	0.3736 per 100 people	0.2153 per 100 people	0.7425 per 100 people	10
2010s	0.7859 per 100 people	0.1974 per 100 people	1.39 per 100 people	10
2020s	0.2683 per 100 people	0.2042 per 100 people	0.3918 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Uganda

177 Ethiopia 0.5798 per 100 people compare
178 Afghanistan 0.4389 per 100 people compare
179 Niger 0.4349 per 100 people compare
181 Burkina Faso 0.347 per 100 people compare
182 Zambia 0.3457 per 100 people compare
183 Lesotho 0.3414 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Uganda

Fixed telephone subscriptions 195,975 (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 83.17 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 41.60 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 21,650 (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 1,425 (2023)
Air transport, freight 0.0559 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 39 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 824.3 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 8.9% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 51.5% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Uganda?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Uganda was 0.3918 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 Uganda?: The highest recorded value was 1.39 per 100 people in 2011.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Uganda?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0919 per 100 people in 1960.
How does Uganda rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Uganda ranks 180th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Uganda?: Over the last ten years it is down 56.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Uganda 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.