Fixed telephone subscriptions in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 12 per 100 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions in East Asia & Pacific, 1975–2025
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
In 2025, fixed telephone subscriptions in East Asia & Pacific stood at 12 per 100 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 24.15 per 100 people in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.11 per 100 people, in 1975.
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 | 3.39 per 100 people | 3.11 per 100 people | 3.68 per 100 people | 5 |
| 1980s | 4.35 per 100 people | 3.91 per 100 people | 5.14 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.14 per 100 people | 5.41 per 100 people | 12.22 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.73 per 100 people | 14.02 per 100 people | 24.15 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.96 per 100 people | 14.3 per 100 people | 22.39 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.1 per 100 people | 12 per 100 people | 13.7 per 100 people | 6 |
More infrastructure data for East Asia & Pacific
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 288.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 135.1 per 100 people (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.24 billion (2025)
- Air transport, passengers carried 1.28 billion (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 9.79 million (2023)
- Air transport, freight 71,444 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 10,106 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 4,306 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 88.4% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 15.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in East Asia & Pacific?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in East Asia & Pacific was 12 per 100 people in 2025, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 24.15 per 100 people in 2005.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.11 per 100 people in 1975.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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
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.