What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Malaysia?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Malaysia was 23.11 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 Malaysia?

The highest recorded value was 24.4 per 100 people in 2022.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Malaysia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.5888 per 100 people in 1961.

How does Malaysia rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Malaysia ranks 53rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Malaysia?

Over the last ten years it is up 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Malaysia 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 Malaysia

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

Malaysia: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 23.11 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

23.11 per 100 people

Change on year

down 3.4%

World rank

53rd

of 213 countries

All-time high

24.4 per 100 people

in 2022

All-time low

0.5888 per 100 people

in 1961

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Malaysia, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions in Malaysia stood at 23.11 per 100 people.

The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 60.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Malaysia peaked at 24.4 per 100 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5888 per 100 people, in 1961.

Malaysia ranks 53rd of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.7154 per 100 people	0.5888 per 100 people	0.869 per 100 people	10
1970s	1.45 per 100 people	0.9626 per 100 people	2.53 per 100 people	10
1980s	5.73 per 100 people	2.99 per 100 people	8.16 per 100 people	10
1990s	15.08 per 100 people	8.89 per 100 people	20 per 100 people	10
2000s	17.76 per 100 people	16.09 per 100 people	20.15 per 100 people	10
2010s	17.11 per 100 people	14.37 per 100 people	22.57 per 100 people	10
2020s	23.5 per 100 people	22.04 per 100 people	24.4 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Malaysia

50 United States 23.61 per 100 people compare
51 French Polynesia 23.47 per 100 people compare
52 Bahamas 23.2 per 100 people compare
54 Mexico 22.56 per 100 people compare
55 Australia 22.28 per 100 people compare
56 Netherlands 21.81 per 100 people compare

See the full ranking of 260 places →

More infrastructure data for Malaysia

Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.22 million (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 139.66 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 49.66 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 46.70 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 359,378 (2023)
Air transport, freight 1,910 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 580 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 16,717 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 98.0% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 24.5% (2022)

All data for Malaysia →

Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Malaysia?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Malaysia was 23.11 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 Malaysia?: The highest recorded value was 24.4 per 100 people in 2022.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Malaysia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.5888 per 100 people in 1961.
How does Malaysia rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Malaysia ranks 53rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Malaysia?: Over the last ten years it is up 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malaysia 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: 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.