What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Low & middle income?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Low & middle income was 6.81 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 Low & middle income?

The highest recorded value was 12.42 per 100 people in 2007.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Low & middle income?

The lowest recorded value was 0.7401 per 100 people in 1975.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Low & middle income?

Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Low & middle income 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 Low & middle income

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

Low & middle income: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 6.81 per 100 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

6.81 per 100 people

Change on year

up 2.4%

All-time high

12.42 per 100 people

in 2007

All-time low

0.7401 per 100 people

in 1975

Years of data

1975–2022

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Low & middle income, 1975–2022

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 Low & middle income is 6.81 per 100 people, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Low & middle income peaked at 12.42 per 100 people in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.7401 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	0.8495 per 100 people	0.7401 per 100 people	0.9642 per 100 people	5
1980s	1.32 per 100 people	1.03 per 100 people	1.73 per 100 people	10
1990s	3.51 per 100 people	1.86 per 100 people	6.03 per 100 people	10
2000s	10.66 per 100 people	7.12 per 100 people	12.42 per 100 people	10
2010s	8.87 per 100 people	6.97 per 100 people	11.08 per 100 people	10
2020s	6.73 per 100 people	6.66 per 100 people	6.81 per 100 people	3

More infrastructure data for Low & middle income

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Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 13.24 million (2023)
Air transport, freight 56,028 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 27,923 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 4,242 cubic meters (2022)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 11.9% (2022)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry 7.7% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Low & middle income?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Low & middle income was 6.81 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 Low & middle income?: The highest recorded value was 12.42 per 100 people in 2007.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Low & middle income?: The lowest recorded value was 0.7401 per 100 people in 1975.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Low & middle income?: Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Low & middle income 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.