What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Tanzania?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Tanzania was 78,299 in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Tanzania?

The highest recorded value was 177,802 in 2001.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Tanzania?

The lowest recorded value was 8,130 in 1960.

How does Tanzania rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Tanzania ranks 137th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Tanzania?

Over the last ten years it is down 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Tanzania 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 Tanzania

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

Tanzania: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 78,299 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

78,299

Change on year

up 3.4%

World rank

137th

of 213 countries

All-time high

177,802

in 2001

All-time low

8,130

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Tanzania, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

Tanzania recorded 78,299 for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 48.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Tanzania peaked at 177,802 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 8,130, in 1960.

That places Tanzania 137th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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	9,180	8,130	10,231	10
1970s	23,579	14,977	38,283	10
1980s	51,612	39,770	70,640	10
1990s	96,351	73,011	149,611	10
2000s	157,471	123,809	177,802	10
2010s	142,825	76,288	176,367	10
2020s	76,606	71,834	84,696	5

Countries ranked near Tanzania

134 Macao 81,260 compare
135 Angola 80,267 compare
136 Togo 78,576 compare
138 Fiji 77,765 compare
139 Namibia 77,390 compare
140 United States Virgin Islands 75,836 compare

See the full ranking of 260 places →

More infrastructure data for Tanzania

Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.1142 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.56 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 86.77 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 1.91 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 81,604 (2023)
Air transport, freight 20.04 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 84 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 1,298 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 31.2% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 10.2% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Tanzania?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Tanzania was 78,299 in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Tanzania?: The highest recorded value was 177,802 in 2001.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Tanzania?: The lowest recorded value was 8,130 in 1960.
How does Tanzania rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Tanzania ranks 137th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Tanzania?: Over the last ten years it is down 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Tanzania 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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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.