Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled was 94.25 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled in Zimbabwe, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled in Zimbabwe is 94.25, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled in Zimbabwe peaked at 97.28 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
Zimbabwe ranks 150th 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 Zimbabwe, 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 | 0.0505 | — |
| 1998 | 0.1645 | +226.0% |
| 1999 | 1.49 | +802.7% |
| 2000 | 2.24 | +50.9% |
| 2001 | 2.62 | +17.1% |
| 2002 | 2.8 | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 2.97 | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 3.44 | +15.8% |
| 2005 | 5.18 | +50.6% |
| 2006 | 6.72 | +29.6% |
| 2007 | 9.57 | +42.5% |
| 2008 | 12.77 | +33.4% |
| 2009 | 30.37 | +137.8% |
| 2010 | 57.65 | +89.8% |
| 2011 | 67.67 | +17.4% |
| 2012 | 91.29 | +34.9% |
| 2013 | 97.28 | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 83.05 | -14.6% |
| 2015 | 88.6 | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 88.21 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 95.14 | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 85.86 | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 86.41 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 84.96 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 90.25 | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 89 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 91.63 | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 94.25 | +2.8% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 94.25 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97.13, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 94.25 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 93.72, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled in Zimbabwe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +802.7% | 0.1645 | 1.49 |
| 1998 | +226.0% | 0.0505 | 0.1645 |
| 2009 | +137.8% | 12.77 | 30.37 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.17 | 0 | 1.49 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.87 | 2.24 | 30.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.12 | 57.65 | 97.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.02 | 84.96 | 94.25 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More science & technology data for Zimbabwe
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9425 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 15.68 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 38.71 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 519.85 (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 Zimbabwe?
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled in Zimbabwe was 94.25 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 97.28 in 2013.
- What is the lowest mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled?
- Zimbabwe ranks 150th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.