Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled was 60.1 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled in Afghanistan, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled in Afghanistan stood at 60.1.
That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled in Afghanistan peaked at 67.05 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
Afghanistan ranks 194th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0.1169 | — |
| 2003 | 0.8798 | +652.3% |
| 2004 | 2.55 | +189.5% |
| 2005 | 4.92 | +93.1% |
| 2006 | 9.91 | +101.6% |
| 2007 | 18.02 | +81.7% |
| 2008 | 29.83 | +65.6% |
| 2009 | 38.23 | +28.2% |
| 2010 | 36.12 | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 47.02 | +30.2% |
| 2012 | 50.2 | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 53.15 | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 56.13 | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 58.26 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 62.26 | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 67.05 | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 59.81 | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 59.65 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 58.05 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 56.69 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 56.27 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 55.55 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 60.1 | +8.2% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 60.1 is below the median for low income countries, which is 65.08, 92% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 60.1 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 117.61, 51% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +652.3% | 0.1169 | 0.8798 |
| 2004 | +189.5% | 0.8798 | 2.55 |
| 2006 | +101.6% | 4.92 | 9.91 |
| 2005 | +93.1% | 2.55 | 4.92 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.44 | 0 | 38.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.96 | 36.12 | 67.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.33 | 55.55 | 60.1 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More science & technology data for Afghanistan
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.601 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 25.63 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 35.31 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 8.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 11.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 168.85 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled in Afghanistan?
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled in Afghanistan was 60.1 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 67.05 in 2017.
- What is the lowest mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Afghanistan rank for mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled?
- Afghanistan ranks 194th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Mobile landline subscriptions with 88 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Mobile landline subscriptions with 88 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.