What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?

The highest recorded value was 0.9961 per 100 people in 2010.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1157 per 100 people in 1971.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?

Over the last ten years it is down 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification 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 Least developed countries: UN classification

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

Least developed countries: UN classification: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 0.5 per 100 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.5 per 100 people

Change on year

unchanged

All-time high

0.9961 per 100 people

in 2010

All-time low

0.1157 per 100 people

in 1971

Years of data

1970–2025

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Least developed countries: UN classification, 1970–2025

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 Least developed countries: UN classification is 0.5 per 100 people, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 41.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 0.9961 per 100 people in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1157 per 100 people, in 1971.

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	0.1323 per 100 people	0.1157 per 100 people	0.1596 per 100 people	10
1980s	0.2101 per 100 people	0.1759 per 100 people	0.2486 per 100 people	10
1990s	0.3332 per 100 people	0.2678 per 100 people	0.464 per 100 people	10
2000s	0.7998 per 100 people	0.526 per 100 people	0.9638 per 100 people	10
2010s	0.8907 per 100 people	0.7333 per 100 people	0.9961 per 100 people	10
2020s	0.6 per 100 people	0.5 per 100 people	0.8 per 100 people	6

More infrastructure data for Least developed countries: UN classification

Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.00 million (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 86.3 per 100 people (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.05 billion (2025)
Air transport, passengers carried 45.05 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 571,662 (2023)
Air transport, freight 4,485 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 4,509 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 3,978 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 33.7% (2025)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 7.6% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Least developed countries: UN classification?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Least developed countries: UN classification was 0.5 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 Least developed countries: UN classification?: The highest recorded value was 0.9961 per 100 people in 2010.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1157 per 100 people in 1971.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?: Over the last ten years it is down 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification 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.