What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Madagascar?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Madagascar was 3,413 in 2023, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Madagascar?

The highest recorded value was 186,150 in 2009.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Madagascar?

The lowest recorded value was 3,413 in 2023.

How does Madagascar rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Madagascar ranks 195th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Madagascar?

Over the last ten years it is down 97.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Madagascar 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 Madagascar

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

Madagascar: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 3,413 in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

3,413

Change on year

down 91.3%

World rank

195th

of 213 countries

All-time high

186,150

in 2009

All-time low

3,413

in 2023

Years of data

1965–2023

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Madagascar, 1965–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, fixed telephone subscriptions in Madagascar stood at 3,413. That is the lowest value across all 59 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 91.3% on the previous year and down 97.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Madagascar peaked at 186,150 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3,413, in 2023.

Madagascar ranks 195th 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	9,500	9,500	9,500	5
1970s	13,880	12,500	18,500	10
1980s	22,256	19,100	27,750	10
1990s	39,001	31,543	50,226	10
2000s	99,826	54,995	186,150	10
2010s	122,667	68,792	148,635	10
2020s	32,098	3,413	49,645	4

Countries ranked near Madagascar

192 Malawi 4,869 compare
193 Samoa 4,567 compare
194 Turks and Caicos Islands 4,052 compare
196 Tonga 3,280 compare
197 Vanuatu 3,036 compare
198 Tuvalu 2,113 compare

See the full ranking of 260 places →

More infrastructure data for Madagascar

Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0109 per 100 people (2023)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 75.46 per 100 people (2023)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 23.54 million (2023)
Air transport, passengers carried 313,313 (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 5,367 (2023)
Air transport, freight 2.49 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 337 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 11,072 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 18.7% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 2.9% (2022)

All data for Madagascar →

Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Madagascar?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Madagascar was 3,413 in 2023, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Madagascar?: The highest recorded value was 186,150 in 2009.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Madagascar?: The lowest recorded value was 3,413 in 2023.
How does Madagascar rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Madagascar ranks 195th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Madagascar?: Over the last ten years it is down 97.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Madagascar 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.