What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Zimbabwe?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Zimbabwe was 298,047 in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Zimbabwe?

The highest recorded value was 385,116 in 2009.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Zimbabwe?

The lowest recorded value was 55,000 in 1960.

How does Zimbabwe rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Zimbabwe ranks 98th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Zimbabwe?

Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe

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

Zimbabwe: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 298,047 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

298,047

Change on year

down 3.7%

World rank

98th

of 213 countries

All-time high

385,116

in 2009

All-time low

55,000

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Zimbabwe, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions in Zimbabwe is 298,047, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Zimbabwe peaked at 385,116 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 55,000, in 1960.

Zimbabwe ranks 98th 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	60,000	55,000	65,000	10
1970s	81,124	75,000	92,987	10
1980s	106,266	95,615	121,355	10
1990s	165,432	123,665	238,956	10
2000s	315,059	249,400	385,116	10
2010s	310,844	264,150	379,000	10
2020s	278,901	243,421	309,645	5

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

95 Palestine 383,653 compare
96 Bolivia 368,926 compare
97 Mali 306,900 compare
99 Trinidad and Tobago 297,734 compare
100 Armenia 297,328 compare
101 Senegal 297,046 compare

See the full ranking of 260 places →

More infrastructure data for Zimbabwe

Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.79 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 94.25 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 15.68 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 92,494 (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 2,085 (2023)
Air transport, freight 3.78 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 12.26 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 762.96 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 41.6% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 11.1% (2022)

All data for Zimbabwe →

Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Zimbabwe?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Zimbabwe was 298,047 in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Zimbabwe?: The highest recorded value was 385,116 in 2009.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Zimbabwe?: The lowest recorded value was 55,000 in 1960.
How does Zimbabwe rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Zimbabwe ranks 98th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Zimbabwe?: Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Zimbabwe 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.