Fixed telephone subscriptions in Benin
Benin: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 1,350 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Benin, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Benin recorded 1,350 for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 99.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Benin peaked at 195,662 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,350, in 2024.
That places Benin 204th 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 | 2,238 | 2,176 | 2,300 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4,977 | 3,500 | 7,692 | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,207 | 8,515 | 14,236 | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,925 | 14,778 | 43,656 | 10 |
| 2000s | 81,972 | 51,644 | 127,149 | 10 |
| 2010s | 125,872 | 35,917 | 195,662 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,636 | 1,350 | 32,386 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 201 Sao Tome and Principe 1,781 compare
- 202 East Timor 1,691 compare
- 203 Haiti 1,357 compare
- 205 Sierra Leone 269 compare
- 206 Kiribati 14 compare
- 207 Bhutan 0 compare
- 207 Chad 0 compare
- 207 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 compare
- 207 Guinea 0 compare
- 207 Guinea-Bissau 0 compare
- 207 Nauru 0 compare
- 207 South Sudan 0 compare
More infrastructure data for Benin
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0093 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 125.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 18.21 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 899 (2016)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 10 (2016)
- Air transport, freight 0.0064 million ton-km (2016)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 10.3 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 748.57 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 34.0% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 62.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Benin?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Benin was 1,350 in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 195,662 in 2014.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,350 in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Benin ranks 204th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.