Fixed telephone subscriptions in Luxembourg

Luxembourg: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 39.81 per 100 people in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
39.81 per 100 people
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
22nd
of 213 countries
All-time high
61 per 100 people
in 1997
All-time low
11.6 per 100 people
in 1961
Years of data
63
1960–2022

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Luxembourg, 1960–2022

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

Analysis

Luxembourg recorded 39.81 per 100 people for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Luxembourg peaked at 61 per 100 people in 1997 and was at its lowest, 11.6 per 100 people, in 1961.

Luxembourg ranks 22nd of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 14.74 per 100 people 11.6 per 100 people 17.89 per 100 people 10
1970s 28.36 per 100 people 24.14 per 100 people 34.99 per 100 people 10
1980s 40.96 per 100 people 36.2 per 100 people 46.79 per 100 people 10
1990s 55.56 per 100 people 48.1 per 100 people 61 per 100 people 10
2000s 54.15 per 100 people 51.68 per 100 people 58.1 per 100 people 10
2010s 48.6 per 100 people 43.12 per 100 people 53.83 per 100 people 10
2020s 41.29 per 100 people 39.81 per 100 people 42.51 per 100 people 3

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 19 Barbados 42.97 per 100 people compare
  2. 20 Northern Mariana Islands 42.26 per 100 people compare
  3. 21 South Korea 41.17 per 100 people compare
  4. 23 Austria 38.17 per 100 people compare
  5. 24 Spain 38.05 per 100 people compare
  6. 25 Mauritius 36.88 per 100 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Luxembourg?
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Luxembourg was 39.81 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 Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 61 per 100 people in 1997.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 11.6 per 100 people in 1961.
How does Luxembourg rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Luxembourg ranks 22nd out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Luxembourg 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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About this data

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

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.