What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Late-demographic dividend?

The highest recorded value was 24.76 per 100 people in 2007.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Late-demographic dividend?

The lowest recorded value was 1.22 per 100 people in 1975.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?

Over the last ten years it is down 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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 Late-demographic dividend

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

Late-demographic dividend: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 12.38 per 100 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

12.38 per 100 people

Change on year

down 2.9%

All-time high

24.76 per 100 people

in 2007

All-time low

1.22 per 100 people

in 1975

Years of data

1975–2022

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Late-demographic dividend, 1975–2022

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

Analysis

In 2022, fixed telephone subscriptions in Late-demographic dividend stood at 12.38 per 100 people.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 37.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 24.76 per 100 people in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.22 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	1.48 per 100 people	1.22 per 100 people	1.74 per 100 people	5
1980s	2.41 per 100 people	1.85 per 100 people	3.06 per 100 people	10
1990s	6.17 per 100 people	3.29 per 100 people	10.92 per 100 people	10
2000s	20.72 per 100 people	13.12 per 100 people	24.76 per 100 people	10
2010s	17.37 per 100 people	13.7 per 100 people	21.22 per 100 people	10
2020s	12.72 per 100 people	12.38 per 100 people	13.01 per 100 people	3

More infrastructure data for Late-demographic dividend

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Air transport, freight 68,499 million ton-km (2023)
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Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 7,868 cubic meters (2022)
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Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry 17.4% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Late-demographic dividend?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Late-demographic dividend was 12.38 per 100 people in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Late-demographic dividend?: The highest recorded value was 24.76 per 100 people in 2007.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Late-demographic dividend?: The lowest recorded value was 1.22 per 100 people in 1975.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?: Over the last ten years it is down 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.