Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled in Zambia
Zambia: Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled was 108.7 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled in Zambia, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled in Zambia stood at 108.7. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 70.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled in Zambia peaked at 108.7 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
Zambia ranks 122nd of 212 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.
Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled in Zambia, 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 | 0.0178 | — |
| 1996 | 0.0306 | +71.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0498 | +63.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0881 | +76.9% |
| 1999 | 0.293 | +232.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9868 | +236.8% |
| 2001 | 1.17 | +19.0% |
| 2002 | 1.31 | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 2.19 | +68.0% |
| 2004 | 4.1 | +86.7% |
| 2005 | 8.1 | +97.8% |
| 2006 | 13.71 | +69.2% |
| 2007 | 21 | +53.2% |
| 2008 | 27.18 | +29.4% |
| 2009 | 32.67 | +20.2% |
| 2010 | 39 | +19.4% |
| 2011 | 56.55 | +45.0% |
| 2012 | 70.57 | +24.8% |
| 2013 | 67.51 | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 63.63 | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 70.48 | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 71.05 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 77.05 | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 86.07 | +11.7% |
| 2019 | 93.01 | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 100.23 | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 103.28 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 98.44 | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 102.06 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 108.7 | +6.5% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 108.7 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97.13, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 108.7 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 93.72, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled in Zambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +236.8% | 0.293 | 0.9868 |
| 1999 | +232.5% | 0.0881 | 0.293 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0479 | 0 | 0.293 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.24 | 0.9868 | 32.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.49 | 39 | 93.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.54 | 98.44 | 108.7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 119 Turks and Caicos Islands 109.75 compare
- 120 Azerbaijan 109.54 compare
- 121 Norway 109.35 compare
- 123 North Macedonia 108.39 compare
- 124 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 108.36 compare
- 125 Cameroon 108.21 compare
More science & technology data for Zambia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.09 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 23.17 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 28.45 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 6.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 9.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 367.3 (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 Zambia?
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled in Zambia was 108.7 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 108.7 in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Zambia rank for mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled?
- Zambia ranks 122nd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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.