What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Bangladesh?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Bangladesh was 0.1641 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 Bangladesh?

The highest recorded value was 0.8995 per 100 people in 2008.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Bangladesh?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0666 per 100 people in 1970.

How does Bangladesh rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Bangladesh ranks 191st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Bangladesh?

Over the last ten years it is down 73.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Bangladesh 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 Bangladesh

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

Bangladesh: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 0.1641 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.1641 per 100 people

Change on year

down 5.1%

World rank

191st

of 213 countries

All-time high

0.8995 per 100 people

in 2008

All-time low

0.0666 per 100 people

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Bangladesh, 1970–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions in Bangladesh stood at 0.1641 per 100 people.

That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 73.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Bangladesh peaked at 0.8995 per 100 people in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0666 per 100 people, in 1970.

That places Bangladesh 191st out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.083 per 100 people	0.0666 per 100 people	0.1087 per 100 people	10
1980s	0.1471 per 100 people	0.1132 per 100 people	0.183 per 100 people	10
1990s	0.2439 per 100 people	0.195 per 100 people	0.328 per 100 people	10
2000s	0.6356 per 100 people	0.3652 per 100 people	0.8995 per 100 people	10
2010s	0.6627 per 100 people	0.4363 per 100 people	0.8865 per 100 people	10
2020s	0.3034 per 100 people	0.1641 per 100 people	0.8359 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

188 Cameroon 0.2318 per 100 people compare
189 Angola 0.2119 per 100 people compare
190 Cambodia 0.1649 per 100 people compare
192 East Timor 0.1207 per 100 people compare
193 Liberia 0.1164 per 100 people compare
194 Tanzania 0.1142 per 100 people compare

See the full ranking of 260 places →

More infrastructure data for Bangladesh

Fixed telephone subscriptions 284,748 (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.08 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 187.58 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 6.63 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 72,684 (2023)
Air transport, freight 98.85 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 105 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 619.89 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 53.4% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 10.0% (2022)

All data for Bangladesh →

Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Bangladesh?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Bangladesh was 0.1641 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 Bangladesh?: The highest recorded value was 0.8995 per 100 people in 2008.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Bangladesh?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0666 per 100 people in 1970.
How does Bangladesh rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Bangladesh ranks 191st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Bangladesh?: Over the last ten years it is down 73.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bangladesh 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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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.