Fixed line penetration as a percentage of population fell 10.8% to 0.338% in Zambia in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, fixed line penetration as a percentage of population in Zambia reached an all time high of 0.943% in 1993 and an all time low of 0.338% in 2021.
Zambia has been ranked 126th within the group of 140 countries we follow in terms of fixed line penetration as a percentage of population, 34 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Fixed Line Penetration (As % of Population) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Angola | % | 1.01% | 1.04% | 0.533% | 0.550% | 0.386% | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | % | 6.96% | 6.04% | 5.88% | 5.81% | 5.70% | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | % | 0.039% | 0.040% | 0.042% | 0.043% | 0.038% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Congo | % | 0.336% | 0.328% | 0.320% | 0.333% | 0.305% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
| Kenya | % | 0.182% | 0.152% | 0.143% | 0.131% | 0.138% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | % | 0.333% | 0.298% | 0.282% | 0.214% | 0.267% | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | % | 8.00% | 8.09% | 8.16% | 5.89% | 5.72% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | % | 7.39% | 8.02% | 8.49% | 5.83% | 3.49% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | % | 0.272% | 0.238% | 0.226% | 0.214% | 0.127% | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | % | 0.877% | 0.950% | 0.654% | 0.198% | 0.200% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | % | 0.715% | 0.605% | 0.586% | 0.563% | 0.526% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | % | 2.36% | 2.12% | 1.79% | 1.79% | 1.73% |
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