Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers in Burundi

Burundi: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers was 226.77 per 1,000 people in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
226.77 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 11.0%
World rank
50th
of 53 countries
All-time high
226.77 per 1,000 people
in 2011
All-time low
0.4357 per 1,000 people
in 1965
Years of data
35
1965–2011

Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers in Burundi, 1965–2011

0501001502002501965198820111965: 0.436 per 1,000 people1970: 0.569 per 1,000 people1975: 0.734 per 1,000 people1976: 0.695 per 1,000 people1981: 0.47 per 1,000 people1982: 0.501 per 1,000 people1983: 0.535 per 1,000 people1984: 0.811 per 1,000 people1985: 1.1 per 1,000 people1986: 1.3 per 1,000 people1987: 1.4 per 1,000 people1988: 1.4 per 1,000 people1989: 1.4 per 1,000 people1990: 1.4 per 1,000 people1991: 1.8 per 1,000 people1992: 2.2 per 1,000 people1993: 2.7 per 1,000 people1994: 2.7 per 1,000 people1995: 2.9 per 1,000 people1996: 2.6 per 1,000 people1997: 2.7 per 1,000 people1998: 3 per 1,000 people1999: 3.1 per 1,000 people2000: 5.7 per 1,000 people2001: 8.3 per 1,000 people2002: 11.1 per 1,000 people2003: 12.9 per 1,000 people2004: 18.2 per 1,000 people2005: 25.4 per 1,000 people2006: 30.5 per 1,000 people2007: 38.7 per 1,000 people2008: 64.3 per 1,000 people2009: 116.5 per 1,000 people2010: 204.3 per 1,000 people2011: 226.8 per 1,000 people

Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in per 1,000 people.

Analysis

Burundi recorded 226.77 per 1,000 people for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers in 2011. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 11.0% on the previous year and up 2,631.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers in Burundi peaked at 226.77 per 1,000 people in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.4357 per 1,000 people, in 1965.

That places Burundi 50th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers in Burundi, year by year

Annual values for Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers (per 1,000 people) in Burundi, 1965 to 2011.
Year per 1,000 people Change
1965 0.4357 per 1,000 people
1970 0.5692 per 1,000 people +30.6%
1975 0.7336 per 1,000 people +28.9%
1976 0.6947 per 1,000 people -5.3%
1981 0.4698 per 1,000 people -32.4%
1982 0.5005 per 1,000 people +6.5%
1983 0.535 per 1,000 people +6.9%
1984 0.8115 per 1,000 people +51.7%
1985 1.09 per 1,000 people +34.9%
1986 1.32 per 1,000 people +20.9%
1987 1.38 per 1,000 people +3.9%
1988 1.38 per 1,000 people +0.4%
1989 1.4 per 1,000 people +1.6%
1990 1.42 per 1,000 people +1.2%
1991 1.79 per 1,000 people +26.0%
1992 2.21 per 1,000 people +23.5%
1993 2.68 per 1,000 people +21.4%
1994 2.69 per 1,000 people +0.2%
1995 2.93 per 1,000 people +9.0%
1996 2.56 per 1,000 people -12.4%
1997 2.67 per 1,000 people +4.0%
1998 2.97 per 1,000 people +11.3%
1999 3.15 per 1,000 people +6.1%
2000 5.7 per 1,000 people +80.9%
2001 8.3 per 1,000 people +45.7%
2002 11.13 per 1,000 people +34.1%
2003 12.85 per 1,000 people +15.5%
2004 18.23 per 1,000 people +41.8%
2005 25.39 per 1,000 people +39.3%
2006 30.49 per 1,000 people +20.1%
2007 38.73 per 1,000 people +27.0%
2008 64.33 per 1,000 people +66.1%
2009 116.5 per 1,000 people +81.1%
2010 204.35 per 1,000 people +75.4%
2011 226.77 per 1,000 people +11.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.4357 per 1,000 people 0.4357 per 1,000 people 0.4357 per 1,000 people 1
1970s 0.6659 per 1,000 people 0.5692 per 1,000 people 0.7336 per 1,000 people 3
1980s 0.9882 per 1,000 people 0.4698 per 1,000 people 1.4 per 1,000 people 9
1990s 2.51 per 1,000 people 1.42 per 1,000 people 3.15 per 1,000 people 10
2000s 33.16 per 1,000 people 5.7 per 1,000 people 116.5 per 1,000 people 10
2010s 215.56 per 1,000 people 204.35 per 1,000 people 226.77 per 1,000 people 2

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 47 Malawi 268.19 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 48 Djibouti 233.55 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 49 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 231.74 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 51 Ethiopia 176.5 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 52 Somalia 80.19 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 53 Eritrea 55.47 per 1,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers in Burundi?
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers in Burundi was 226.77 per 1,000 people in 2011, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
What is the highest telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 226.77 per 1,000 people in 2011.
What is the lowest telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4357 per 1,000 people in 1965.
How does Burundi rank for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
Burundi ranks 50th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is up 2,631.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Burundi data come from?
The figures come from International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as part of Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
59 places, 2,189 data points, 1960–2011
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Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.