What is fixed telephone subscriptions in India?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in India was 2.7 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 India?

The highest recorded value was 4.35 per 100 people in 2005.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in India?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0738 per 100 people in 1961.

How does India rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

India ranks 146th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in India?

Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this India 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 India

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

India: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 2.7 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

2.7 per 100 people

Change on year

up 25.7%

World rank

146th

of 213 countries

All-time high

4.35 per 100 people

in 2005

All-time low

0.0738 per 100 people

in 1961

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in India, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

India recorded 2.7 per 100 people for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.7% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in India peaked at 4.35 per 100 people in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0738 per 100 people, in 1961.

That places India 146th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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	0.0994 per 100 people	0.0738 per 100 people	0.1249 per 100 people	10
1970s	0.2212 per 100 people	0.176 per 100 people	0.2959 per 100 people	10
1980s	0.4054 per 100 people	0.3085 per 100 people	0.5386 per 100 people	10
1990s	1.31 per 100 people	0.587 per 100 people	2.55 per 100 people	10
2000s	3.55 per 100 people	3.02 per 100 people	4.35 per 100 people	10
2010s	2.07 per 100 people	1.51 per 100 people	2.82 per 100 people	10
2020s	1.98 per 100 people	1.43 per 100 people	2.7 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near India

143 Paraguay 3 per 100 people compare
144 Bolivia 2.97 per 100 people compare
145 Eswatini 2.87 per 100 people compare
147 Finland 2.67 per 100 people compare
148 Gabon 2.64 per 100 people compare
149 Vietnam 2.62 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for India

Fixed telephone subscriptions 39.24 million (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 79.35 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.15 billion (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 180.42 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 1.23 million (2023)
Air transport, freight 1,807 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 1,446 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 1,014 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 70.0% (2025)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 7.4% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in India?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in India was 2.7 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 India?: The highest recorded value was 4.35 per 100 people in 2005.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in India?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0738 per 100 people in 1961.
How does India rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: India ranks 146th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in India?: Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this India 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.