Public payphones in Senegal
Senegal: Public payphones was 4,067 in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Public payphones in Senegal, 1992–2009
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 4,067 for public payphones in 2009.
The figure is down 39.4% on the previous year and down 62.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public payphones in Senegal peaked at 24,500 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 548, in 1992.
Senegal ranks 22nd of 51 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.
Public payphones in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 548 | — |
| 1993 | 594 | +8.4% |
| 1994 | 2,350 | +295.6% |
| 1995 | 3,733 | +58.9% |
| 1996 | 5,867 | +57.2% |
| 1997 | 7,309 | +24.6% |
| 1998 | 9,444 | +29.2% |
| 1999 | 10,829 | +14.7% |
| 2000 | 13,491 | +24.6% |
| 2001 | 15,727 | +16.6% |
| 2002 | 16,000 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 17,840 | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 20,500 | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 24,500 | +19.5% |
| 2006 | 24,000 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 17,765 | -26.0% |
| 2008 | 6,709 | -62.2% |
| 2009 | 4,067 | -39.4% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 4,067 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,321, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 4,067 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,803, 2.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Public payphones in Senegal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +295.6% | 594 | 2,350 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,084 | 548 | 10,829 | 8 |
| 2000s | 16,060 | 4,067 | 24,500 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More science & technology data for Senegal
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 123.89 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.24 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 22.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 116.35 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.0145 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 489.62 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public payphones in Senegal?
- Public payphones in Senegal was 4,067 in 2009, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
- What is the highest public payphones recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 24,500 in 2005.
- What is the lowest public payphones recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 548 in 1992.
- How does Senegal rank for public payphones?
- Senegal ranks 22nd out of 51 countries with data for 2009.
- Is public payphones rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal 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. 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.