What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Nigeria?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Nigeria was 102,714 in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Nigeria?

The highest recorded value was 1.69 million in 2006.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Nigeria?

The lowest recorded value was 20,544 in 1960.

How does Nigeria rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Nigeria ranks 130th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Nigeria?

Over the last ten years it is down 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Nigeria 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 Nigeria

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

Nigeria: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 102,714 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

102,714

Change on year

down 8.3%

World rank

130th

of 213 countries

All-time high

1.69 million

in 2006

All-time low

20,544

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Nigeria, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions in Nigeria stood at 102,714.

That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and down 44.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Nigeria peaked at 1.69 million in 2006 and was at its lowest, 20,544, in 1960.

Nigeria ranks 130th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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	20,544	20,544	20,544	9
1970s	20,544	20,544	20,544	4
1980s	202,519	151,600	250,000	9
1990s	374,926	289,190	473,316	10
2000s	1.11 million	553,374	1.69 million	10
2010s	346,030	107,154	1.05 million	10
2020s	105,019	96,996	111,971	5

Countries ranked near Nigeria

127 Barbados 121,314 compare
128 Niger 117,563 compare
131 Bahamas 93,084 compare
132 Botswana 83,182 compare
133 Burkina Faso 81,718 compare

See the full ranking of 260 places →

More infrastructure data for Nigeria

Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0441 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 70.76 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 164.65 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 5.27 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 61,466 (2023)
Air transport, freight 3.14 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 221 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 990.36 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 41.2% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 40.1% (2022)

All data for Nigeria →

Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Nigeria?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Nigeria was 102,714 in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Nigeria?: The highest recorded value was 1.69 million in 2006.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Nigeria?: The lowest recorded value was 20,544 in 1960.
How does Nigeria rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Nigeria ranks 130th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Nigeria?: Over the last ten years it is down 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nigeria 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.