What is fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA blend?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA blend was 1.5 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 IDA blend?

The highest recorded value was 2.47 per 100 people in 2009.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in IDA blend?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1575 per 100 people in 1960.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in IDA blend?

Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this IDA blend 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 IDA blend

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

IDA blend: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 1.5 per 100 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

1.5 per 100 people

Change on year

unchanged

All-time high

2.47 per 100 people

in 2009

All-time low

0.1575 per 100 people

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2025

Fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA blend, 1960–2025

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 IDA blend is 1.5 per 100 people, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA blend peaked at 2.47 per 100 people in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1575 per 100 people, in 1960.

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	0.1755 per 100 people	0.1575 per 100 people	0.1961 per 100 people	9
1970s	0.2318 per 100 people	0.231 per 100 people	0.2324 per 100 people	4
1980s	0.8163 per 100 people	0.6611 per 100 people	1.04 per 100 people	9
1990s	1.4 per 100 people	1.07 per 100 people	1.65 per 100 people	10
2000s	2.06 per 100 people	1.7 per 100 people	2.47 per 100 people	10
2010s	1.82 per 100 people	1.4 per 100 people	2.28 per 100 people	10
2020s	1.57 per 100 people	1.5 per 100 people	1.7 per 100 people	6

More infrastructure data for IDA blend

Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.00 million (2025)
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Mobile cellular subscriptions 581.00 million (2025)
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Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 385,593 (2023)
Air transport, freight 895 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 1,853 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 2,842 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 44.2% (2025)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 7.6% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA blend?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA blend was 1.5 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 IDA blend?: The highest recorded value was 2.47 per 100 people in 2009.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in IDA blend?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1575 per 100 people in 1960.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in IDA blend?: Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this IDA blend 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.