What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Bhutan?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Bhutan was 0 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 Bhutan?

The highest recorded value was 4.99 per 100 people in 2005.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Bhutan?

The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.

How does Bhutan rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Bhutan ranks 207th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Bhutan?

Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Bhutan 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 Bhutan

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

Bhutan: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 0 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0 per 100 people

Change on year

down 100.0%

World rank

207th

of 213 countries

All-time high

4.99 per 100 people

in 2005

All-time low

0 per 100 people

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Bhutan, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions in Bhutan stood at 0 per 100 people. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Bhutan peaked at 4.99 per 100 people in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.

That places Bhutan 207th 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
1960s	0.0492 per 100 people	0 per 100 people	0.0984 per 100 people	10
1970s	0.1616 per 100 people	0.1288 per 100 people	0.2736 per 100 people	10
1980s	0.3086 per 100 people	0.28 per 100 people	0.3377 per 100 people	10
1990s	0.9866 per 100 people	0.318 per 100 people	2.06 per 100 people	10
2000s	3.86 per 100 people	2.37 per 100 people	4.99 per 100 people	10
2010s	3.26 per 100 people	2.82 per 100 people	3.88 per 100 people	10
2020s	2.07 per 100 people	0 per 100 people	2.99 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Bhutan

204 Kiribati 0.0104 per 100 people compare
205 Benin 0.0093 per 100 people compare
206 Sierra Leone 0.0033 per 100 people compare
207 Chad 0 per 100 people compare
207 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 per 100 people compare
207 Guinea 0 per 100 people compare
207 Guinea-Bissau 0 per 100 people compare
207 Nauru 0 per 100 people compare
207 South Sudan 0 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Bhutan

Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 99.76 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 789,606 (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 189,878 (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 3,752 (2023)
Air transport, freight 0.5017 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 78 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 99,883 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 91.3% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 5.0% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Bhutan?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Bhutan was 0 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 Bhutan?: The highest recorded value was 4.99 per 100 people in 2005.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Bhutan?: The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
How does Bhutan rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Bhutan ranks 207th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Bhutan?: Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bhutan 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.