What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Albania?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Albania was 5.92 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Albania?

The highest recorded value was 12.26 per 100 people in 2009.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Albania?

The lowest recorded value was 0.4 per 100 people in 1960.

How does Albania rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Albania ranks 129th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Albania?

Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Albania data come from?

The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Albania

Name: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Albania
Creator: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Albania: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 5.92 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

5.92 per 100 people

Change on year

down 3.8%

World rank

129th

of 213 countries

All-time high

12.26 per 100 people

in 2009

All-time low

0.4 per 100 people

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Albania, 1960–2024

Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.

Analysis

Albania recorded 5.92 per 100 people for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Albania peaked at 12.26 per 100 people in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.4 per 100 people, in 1960.

That places Albania 129th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.5721 per 100 people	0.4 per 100 people	0.7379 per 100 people	10
1970s	4.39 per 100 people	0.8173 per 100 people	8.04 per 100 people	10
1980s	1.05 per 100 people	0.9281 per 100 people	1.17 per 100 people	10
1990s	2.04 per 100 people	1.22 per 100 people	4.4 per 100 people	10
2000s	8.63 per 100 people	4.82 per 100 people	12.26 per 100 people	10
2010s	9.34 per 100 people	7.82 per 100 people	11.64 per 100 people	10
2020s	6.61 per 100 people	5.92 per 100 people	7.78 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Albania

126 Georgia 6.78 per 100 people compare
127 Ecuador 6.72 per 100 people compare
130 Micronesia (country) 5.78 per 100 people compare
131 Thailand 5.45 per 100 people compare
132 Marshall Islands 4.86 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Albania

Fixed telephone subscriptions 165,380 (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 89.13 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.49 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 374,800 (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 3,074 (2023)
Air transport, freight 0 million ton-km (2019)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 26.9 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 10,972 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 85.9% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 27.7% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Albania?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Albania was 5.92 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Albania?: The highest recorded value was 12.26 per 100 people in 2009.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Albania?: The lowest recorded value was 0.4 per 100 people in 1960.
How does Albania rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Albania ranks 129th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Albania?: Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Albania data come from?: The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit: per 100 people
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 260 places, 14,528 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.