What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Latvia?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Latvia was 10.94 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 Latvia?

The highest recorded value was 32.64 per 100 people in 2005.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Latvia?

The lowest recorded value was 10.03 per 100 people in 1975.

How does Latvia rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Latvia ranks 102nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Latvia?

Over the last ten years it is down 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Latvia 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 Latvia

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

Latvia: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 10.94 per 100 people in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

10.94 per 100 people

Change on year

down 6.1%

World rank

102nd

of 213 countries

All-time high

32.64 per 100 people

in 2005

All-time low

10.03 per 100 people

in 1975

Years of data

1975–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Latvia, 1975–2024

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

Analysis

Latvia recorded 10.94 per 100 people for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2024.

That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and down 45.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Latvia peaked at 32.64 per 100 people in 2005 and was at its lowest, 10.03 per 100 people, in 1975.

That places Latvia 102nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	12.74 per 100 people	10.03 per 100 people	15.26 per 100 people	5
1980s	19.63 per 100 people	15.94 per 100 people	22.28 per 100 people	10
1990s	27.64 per 100 people	23.3 per 100 people	30.8 per 100 people	10
2000s	29.45 per 100 people	26.22 per 100 people	32.64 per 100 people	10
2010s	19.52 per 100 people	12.3 per 100 people	25.36 per 100 people	10
2020s	11.21 per 100 people	10.1 per 100 people	12.27 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Latvia

99 Egypt 11.37 per 100 people compare
100 Macao 11.28 per 100 people compare
101 Dominica 11.1 per 100 people compare
103 New Zealand 10.82 per 100 people compare
104 Czechia 10.79 per 100 people compare
105 Guatemala 10.77 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Latvia

Fixed telephone subscriptions 204,756 (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 121.26 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.27 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 4.48 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 43,243 (2023)
Air transport, freight 2.37 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 16.94 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 9,014 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 92.7% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 53.4% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Latvia?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Latvia was 10.94 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 Latvia?: The highest recorded value was 32.64 per 100 people in 2005.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Latvia?: The lowest recorded value was 10.03 per 100 people in 1975.
How does Latvia rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Latvia ranks 102nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Latvia?: Over the last ten years it is down 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Latvia 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.