What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Brazil?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Brazil was 10.63 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 Brazil?

The highest recorded value was 22.69 per 100 people in 2013.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Brazil?

The lowest recorded value was 0.8893 per 100 people in 1960.

How does Brazil rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Brazil ranks 106th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Brazil?

Over the last ten years it is down 51.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Brazil 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 Brazil

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

Brazil: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 10.63 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

10.63 per 100 people

Change on year

down 12.2%

World rank

106th

of 213 countries

All-time high

22.69 per 100 people

in 2013

All-time low

0.8893 per 100 people

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Brazil, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions in Brazil is 10.63 per 100 people, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 12.2% on the previous year and down 51.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Brazil peaked at 22.69 per 100 people in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.8893 per 100 people, in 1960.

Brazil ranks 106th of 213 countries on this measure, 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	0.9574 per 100 people	0.8893 per 100 people	1.02 per 100 people	10
1970s	2.03 per 100 people	1.3 per 100 people	3.59 per 100 people	10
1980s	5.04 per 100 people	4.05 per 100 people	5.94 per 100 people	10
1990s	8.89 per 100 people	6.31 per 100 people	14.6 per 100 people	10
2000s	21.06 per 100 people	17.77 per 100 people	21.74 per 100 people	10
2010s	20.79 per 100 people	16.25 per 100 people	22.69 per 100 people	10
2020s	12.84 per 100 people	10.63 per 100 people	14.69 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Brazil

103 New Zealand 10.82 per 100 people compare
104 Czechia 10.79 per 100 people compare
105 Guatemala 10.77 per 100 people compare
107 Turkey 10.32 per 100 people compare
108 Turkmenistan 10.17 per 100 people compare
109 Dominican Republic 10.06 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Brazil

Fixed telephone subscriptions 22.55 million (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 101.93 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 216.08 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 95.40 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 791,523 (2023)
Air transport, freight 1,387 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 5,661 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 26,918 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 84.5% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 24.1% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Brazil?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Brazil was 10.63 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 Brazil?: The highest recorded value was 22.69 per 100 people in 2013.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Brazil?: The lowest recorded value was 0.8893 per 100 people in 1960.
How does Brazil rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Brazil ranks 106th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Brazil?: Over the last ten years it is down 51.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Brazil 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.