Fixed line penetration as a percentage of population fell 30.6% to 2.48% in South Africa in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, fixed line penetration as a percentage of population in South Africa reached an all time high of 11.8% in 1999 and an all time low of 2.48% in 2021.
South Africa has been ranked 108th within the group of 140 countries we follow in terms of fixed line penetration as a percentage of population, 5 places below 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% | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | % | 1.92% | 1.92% | 0.490% | 0.379% | 0.582% | ||||||||||||||||
| 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% | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | % | 3.79% | 3.68% | 3.56% | 3.65% | 3.33% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| 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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