Namibia - Telephone lines
Fixed telephone subscriptions
The value for Fixed telephone subscriptions in Namibia was 140,370 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 193,045 in 2017 and a minimum value of 11,000 in 1960.
Definition: 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.
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 11,000 |
| 1961 | 11,000 |
| 1962 | 11,000 |
| 1963 | 11,000 |
| 1964 | 11,000 |
| 1965 | 15,000 |
| 1966 | 15,000 |
| 1967 | 15,000 |
| 1968 | 15,000 |
| 1969 | 15,000 |
| 1970 | 19,000 |
| 1971 | 19,000 |
| 1972 | 19,000 |
| 1973 | 19,000 |
| 1974 | 19,000 |
| 1975 | 24,000 |
| 1976 | 25,000 |
| 1977 | 26,000 |
| 1978 | 27,000 |
| 1979 | 28,000 |
| 1980 | 29,000 |
| 1981 | 33,000 |
| 1982 | 38,000 |
| 1983 | 43,000 |
| 1984 | 44,000 |
| 1985 | 45,000 |
| 1986 | 46,000 |
| 1987 | 47,000 |
| 1988 | 48,769 |
| 1989 | 50,668 |
| 1990 | 53,000 |
| 1991 | 56,939 |
| 1992 | 60,974 |
| 1993 | 66,749 |
| 1994 | 69,784 |
| 1995 | 78,499 |
| 1996 | 85,549 |
| 1997 | 99,904 |
| 1998 | 105,877 |
| 1999 | 108,193 |
| 2000 | 110,176 |
| 2001 | 117,398 |
| 2002 | 121,413 |
| 2003 | 127,380 |
| 2004 | 127,935 |
| 2005 | 138,997 |
| 2006 | 136,163 |
| 2007 | 138,171 |
| 2008 | 145,360 |
| 2009 | 148,672 |
| 2010 | 157,063 |
| 2011 | 159,059 |
| 2012 | 171,249 |
| 2013 | 183,532 |
| 2014 | 182,593 |
| 2015 | 182,507 |
| 2016 | 187,853 |
| 2017 | 193,045 |
| 2018 | 141,771 |
| 2019 | 139,968 |
| 2020 | 140,370 |
Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
The value for Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) in Namibia was 5.52 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8.22 in 2013 and a minimum value of 1.73 in 1960.
Definition: 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.
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.73 |
| 1961 | 1.73 |
| 1962 | 1.73 |
| 1963 | 1.73 |
| 1964 | 1.73 |
| 1965 | 2.09 |
| 1966 | 2.09 |
| 1967 | 2.09 |
| 1968 | 2.09 |
| 1969 | 2.09 |
| 1970 | 2.32 |
| 1971 | 2.32 |
| 1972 | 2.32 |
| 1973 | 2.32 |
| 1974 | 2.32 |
| 1975 | 2.53 |
| 1976 | 2.57 |
| 1977 | 2.62 |
| 1978 | 2.66 |
| 1979 | 2.70 |
| 1980 | 2.74 |
| 1981 | 3.05 |
| 1982 | 3.44 |
| 1983 | 3.80 |
| 1984 | 3.79 |
| 1985 | 3.76 |
| 1986 | 3.71 |
| 1987 | 3.65 |
| 1988 | 3.65 |
| 1989 | 3.66 |
| 1990 | 3.70 |
| 1991 | 3.86 |
| 1992 | 4.02 |
| 1993 | 4.29 |
| 1994 | 4.38 |
| 1995 | 4.82 |
| 1996 | 5.14 |
| 1997 | 5.88 |
| 1998 | 6.11 |
| 1999 | 6.13 |
| 2000 | 6.14 |
| 2001 | 6.44 |
| 2002 | 6.56 |
| 2003 | 6.78 |
| 2004 | 6.71 |
| 2005 | 7.17 |
| 2006 | 6.91 |
| 2007 | 6.89 |
| 2008 | 7.11 |
| 2009 | 7.14 |
| 2010 | 7.41 |
| 2011 | 7.38 |
| 2012 | 7.80 |
| 2013 | 8.22 |
| 2014 | 8.03 |
| 2015 | 7.88 |
| 2016 | 7.97 |
| 2017 | 8.03 |
| 2018 | 5.79 |
| 2019 | 5.61 |
| 2020 | 5.52 |
Classification
Topic: Infrastructure Indicators
Sub-Topic: Communications
