Fixed telephone subscriptions in Congo
Congo: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 17,604 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Congo, 1965–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Congo recorded 17,604 for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2022.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Congo peaked at 22,000 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 3,900, in 1965.
Congo ranks 169th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,900 | 3,900 | 3,900 | 5 |
| 1970s | 5,755 | 4,900 | 7,693 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,778 | 8,492 | 15,768 | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,981 | 15,852 | 22,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,054 | 7,000 | 22,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,835 | 13,400 | 17,000 | 9 |
| 2020s | 17,302 | 17,000 | 17,604 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 166 British Virgin Islands 24,443 compare
- 167 Northern Mariana Islands 19,474 compare
- 168 Belize 17,806 compare
- 170 Gibraltar 17,155 compare
- 171 Grenada 16,991 compare
- 172 Seychelles 16,166 compare
More infrastructure data for Congo
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.2917 per 100 people (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 95.53 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.05 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 147,084 (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 1,545 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 4.15 million ton-km (2019)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 222 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 36,785 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 47.3% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 69.5% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Congo?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Congo was 17,604 in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 22,000 in 1996.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,900 in 1965.
- How does Congo rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Congo ranks 169th out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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.