Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Togo
Togo: Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people was 80.8 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Togo, 1960–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Togo recorded 80.8 per 100 people for mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Togo peaked at 80.8 per 100 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
That places Togo 166th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Togo, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1965 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1970 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1975 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1976 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1977 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1978 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1979 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1980 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1981 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1982 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1983 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1984 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1985 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1986 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1987 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1988 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1989 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1990 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1991 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1992 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1993 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1994 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1995 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1996 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1997 | 0.0652 per 100 people | — |
| 1998 | 0.1586 per 100 people | +143.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3492 per 100 people | +120.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9728 per 100 people | +178.5% |
| 2001 | 1.8 per 100 people | +85.1% |
| 2002 | 3.05 per 100 people | +69.5% |
| 2003 | 4.39 per 100 people | +43.8% |
| 2004 | 5.84 per 100 people | +33.1% |
| 2005 | 7.42 per 100 people | +27.1% |
| 2006 | 11.78 per 100 people | +58.8% |
| 2007 | 19.23 per 100 people | +63.3% |
| 2008 | 24.33 per 100 people | +26.5% |
| 2009 | 33.38 per 100 people | +37.2% |
| 2010 | 38.65 per 100 people | +15.8% |
| 2011 | 38.97 per 100 people | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 46.65 per 100 people | +19.7% |
| 2013 | 58.51 per 100 people | +25.4% |
| 2014 | 60.44 per 100 people | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 63.36 per 100 people | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 70.06 per 100 people | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 75.34 per 100 people | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 74.4 per 100 people | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 73.72 per 100 people | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 75.16 per 100 people | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 70.45 per 100 people | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 72.21 per 100 people | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 75.79 per 100 people | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 80.8 per 100 people | +6.6% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 80.8 per 100 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97.13 per 100 people, 83% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Togo's 80.8 per 100 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 93.72 per 100 people, 86% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Togo 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 | +178.5% | 0.3492 per 100 people | 0.9728 per 100 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0573 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.3492 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.22 per 100 people | 0.9728 per 100 people | 33.38 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.01 per 100 people | 38.65 per 100 people | 75.34 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.88 per 100 people | 70.45 per 100 people | 80.8 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More science & technology data for Togo
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 80.8 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9146 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 7.69 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 129.65 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 6.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 9.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 135.94 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Togo?
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Togo was 80.8 per 100 people in 2024, according to International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 80.8 per 100 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Togo rank for mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Togo ranks 166th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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