Public payphones in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Public payphones was 22,547 per 1,000 people in 2007. ▲ Rising
Public payphones in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1990–2007
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public payphones in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 22,547 per 1,000 people, measured in 2007. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 107.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public payphones in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 22,547 per 1,000 people in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5,194 per 1,000 people, in 1990.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Public payphones in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,194 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1991 | 5,304 per 1,000 people | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 5,357 per 1,000 people | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 5,536 per 1,000 people | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 5,855 per 1,000 people | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 10,430 per 1,000 people | +78.1% |
| 1997 | 10,873 per 1,000 people | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 13,229 per 1,000 people | +21.7% |
| 1999 | 15,377 per 1,000 people | +16.2% |
| 2000 | 16,398 per 1,000 people | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 18,727 per 1,000 people | +14.2% |
| 2002 | 18,538 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 21,161 per 1,000 people | +14.2% |
| 2007 | 22,547 per 1,000 people | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,573 per 1,000 people | 5,194 per 1,000 people | 15,377 per 1,000 people | 9 |
| 2000s | 19,474 per 1,000 people | 16,398 per 1,000 people | 22,547 per 1,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More science & technology data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 48,007 (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)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre 0.002 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index -0.8802 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2025)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate -0.2023 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile phone subscribers 539.26 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Telephone mainlines 13.97 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers 553.23 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Revenue from mobile communication 14.65 billion current US$ (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public payphones in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Public payphones in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 22,547 per 1,000 people in 2007, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
- What is the highest public payphones recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 22,547 per 1,000 people in 2007.
- What is the lowest public payphones recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,194 per 1,000 people in 1990.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for public payphones?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd out of 6 groups with data for 2007.
- Is public payphones rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 107.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as part of Public payphones (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Total number of all types of public telephones, including coin- and card-operated and public telephones in call offices. Publicly available phones installed in private places should also be included, as should mobile public telephones. All public telephones regardless of capability (e.g., local calls or national only) should be counted. If the national definition of "payphone" differs from that above (e.g., by excluding pay phones in private places), then respondents should indicate their own definition.