What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Lesotho?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Lesotho was 7,980 in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Lesotho?

The highest recorded value was 53,136 in 2006.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Lesotho?

The lowest recorded value was 400 in 1960.

How does Lesotho rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Lesotho ranks 185th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Lesotho?

Over the last ten years it is down 83.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Lesotho 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.

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Lesotho

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

Lesotho: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 7,980 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

7,980

Change on year

up 8.7%

World rank

185th

of 213 countries

All-time high

53,136

in 2006

All-time low

400

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Lesotho, 1960–2024

Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

Analysis

In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions in Lesotho stood at 7,980.

That represents a change of up 8.7% on the previous year and down 83.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Lesotho peaked at 53,136 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 400, in 1960.

Lesotho ranks 185th 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	800	400	1,200	10
1970s	1,806	1,300	3,085	10
1980s	7,366	3,446	12,228	10
1990s	16,311	11,380	21,600	10
2000s	37,439	21,382	53,136	10
2010s	34,166	8,328	50,769	10
2020s	8,640	6,744	11,574	5

Countries ranked near Lesotho

182 Rwanda 9,255 compare
183 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9,077 compare
184 Comoros 8,823 compare
186 Dominica 7,459 compare
187 Solomon Islands 6,978 compare
188 Micronesia (country) 6,476 compare

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More infrastructure data for Lesotho

Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3414 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 70.33 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.64 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 1,300 (1999)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 200 (1999)
Air transport, freight 0.1 million ton-km (1993)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 5.23 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 2,288 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 51.8% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 45.7% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Lesotho?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Lesotho was 7,980 in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Lesotho?: The highest recorded value was 53,136 in 2006.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Lesotho?: The lowest recorded value was 400 in 1960.
How does Lesotho rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Lesotho ranks 185th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Lesotho?: Over the last ten years it is down 83.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Lesotho 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

Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 260 places, 14,482 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.