Public payphones in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Public payphones was 383,500 in 2007. ◆ Volatile
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.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 383,500 for public payphones in 2007. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.0% on the previous year and up 132.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public payphones in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 383,500 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 52,569, in 1991.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Public payphones in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 55,122 | — |
| 1991 | 52,569 | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 61,285 | +16.6% |
| 1994 | 79,167 | +29.2% |
| 1995 | 95,846 | +21.1% |
| 1996 | 125,564 | +31.0% |
| 1997 | 165,331 | +31.7% |
| 1998 | 202,170 | +22.3% |
| 1999 | 244,486 | +20.9% |
| 2000 | 263,139 | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 295,098 | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 281,906 | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 333,547 | +18.3% |
| 2007 | 383,500 | +15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 120,171 | 52,569 | 244,486 | 9 |
| 2000s | 311,438 | 263,139 | 383,500 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 1 Algeria 218,419 compare
- 2 Morocco 172,101 compare
- 3 South Africa 158,000 compare
- 4 Uganda 106,695 compare
- 5 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 65,000 compare
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 383,500 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 383,500 in 2007.
- What is the lowest public payphones recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 52,569 in 1991.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for public payphones?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 2nd 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 132.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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. 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.