What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Zimbabwe?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Zimbabwe was 1.79 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 Zimbabwe?

The highest recorded value was 2.93 per 100 people in 2009.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Zimbabwe?

The lowest recorded value was 1.18 per 100 people in 1993.

How does Zimbabwe rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Zimbabwe ranks 158th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Zimbabwe?

Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe

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

Zimbabwe: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 1.79 per 100 people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

1.79 per 100 people

Change on year

down 5.4%

World rank

158th

of 213 countries

All-time high

2.93 per 100 people

in 2009

All-time low

1.18 per 100 people

in 1993

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Zimbabwe, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions in Zimbabwe stood at 1.79 per 100 people.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Zimbabwe peaked at 2.93 per 100 people in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.18 per 100 people, in 1993.

Zimbabwe ranks 158th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	1.45 per 100 people	1.44 per 100 people	1.46 per 100 people	10
1970s	1.39 per 100 people	1.34 per 100 people	1.44 per 100 people	10
1980s	1.25 per 100 people	1.2 per 100 people	1.36 per 100 people	10
1990s	1.49 per 100 people	1.18 per 100 people	2.04 per 100 people	10
2000s	2.52 per 100 people	2.1 per 100 people	2.93 per 100 people	10
2010s	2.19 per 100 people	1.74 per 100 people	2.84 per 100 people	10
2020s	1.73 per 100 people	1.54 per 100 people	1.89 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

155 Samoa 2.12 per 100 people compare
156 Eritrea 2 per 100 people compare
157 Yemen 1.9 per 100 people compare
159 Papua New Guinea 1.69 per 100 people compare
160 Indonesia 1.64 per 100 people compare
161 Senegal 1.61 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Zimbabwe

Fixed telephone subscriptions 298,047 (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 94.25 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 15.68 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 92,494 (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 2,085 (2023)
Air transport, freight 3.78 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 12.26 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 762.96 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 41.6% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 11.1% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Zimbabwe?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Zimbabwe was 1.79 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 Zimbabwe?: The highest recorded value was 2.93 per 100 people in 2009.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Zimbabwe?: The lowest recorded value was 1.18 per 100 people in 1993.
How does Zimbabwe rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Zimbabwe ranks 158th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Zimbabwe?: Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zimbabwe 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.