What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Italy?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Italy was 34.21 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 Italy?

The highest recorded value was 47.73 per 100 people in 2001.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Italy?

The lowest recorded value was 6.15 per 100 people in 1961.

How does Italy rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Italy ranks 30th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Italy?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Italy 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 Italy

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

Italy: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 34.21 per 100 people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

34.21 per 100 people

Change on year

up 1.2%

World rank

30th

of 213 countries

All-time high

47.73 per 100 people

in 2001

All-time low

6.15 per 100 people

in 1961

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Italy, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

Italy recorded 34.21 per 100 people for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Italy peaked at 47.73 per 100 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6.15 per 100 people, in 1961.

That places Italy 30th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	7.47 per 100 people	6.15 per 100 people	8.82 per 100 people	10
1970s	15.79 per 100 people	12.07 per 100 people	21.71 per 100 people	10
1980s	30 per 100 people	23.11 per 100 people	37.5 per 100 people	10
1990s	43.02 per 100 people	39.2 per 100 people	46.3 per 100 people	10
2000s	43.44 per 100 people	37 per 100 people	47.73 per 100 people	10
2010s	34.62 per 100 people	32.46 per 100 people	37.46 per 100 people	10
2020s	33.51 per 100 people	32.73 per 100 people	34.21 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Italy

27 Uruguay 35.62 per 100 people compare
28 Singapore 34.99 per 100 people compare
29 United Kingdom 34.38 per 100 people compare
31 Saint Kitts and Nevis 33.4 per 100 people compare
32 Aruba 32.05 per 100 people compare
33 Iran 30.83 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Italy

Fixed telephone subscriptions 20.30 million (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 132.57 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 78.67 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 20.26 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 185,458 (2023)
Air transport, freight 1,121 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 182.5 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 3,092 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 89.2% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 27.0% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Italy?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Italy was 34.21 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 Italy?: The highest recorded value was 47.73 per 100 people in 2001.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Italy?: The lowest recorded value was 6.15 per 100 people in 1961.
How does Italy rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Italy ranks 30th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Italy?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy 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.