What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Malta?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Malta was 47.35 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 Malta?

The highest recorded value was 58.67 per 100 people in 2009.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Malta?

The lowest recorded value was 2.75 per 100 people in 1960.

How does Malta rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Malta ranks 9th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Malta?

Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Malta 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 Malta

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

Malta: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 47.35 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

47.35 per 100 people

Change on year

down 3.0%

World rank

9th

of 213 countries

All-time high

58.67 per 100 people

in 2009

All-time low

2.75 per 100 people

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Malta, 1960–2024

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 Malta is 47.35 per 100 people, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Malta peaked at 58.67 per 100 people in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.75 per 100 people, in 1960.

That places Malta 9th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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	3.69 per 100 people	2.75 per 100 people	4.47 per 100 people	10
1970s	9.34 per 100 people	6.96 per 100 people	14.07 per 100 people	10
1980s	24.66 per 100 people	15.33 per 100 people	33.72 per 100 people	10
1990s	43.4 per 100 people	34.9 per 100 people	49.8 per 100 people	10
2000s	52.55 per 100 people	48.9 per 100 people	58.67 per 100 people	10
2010s	53.21 per 100 people	50.72 per 100 people	58.59 per 100 people	10
2020s	48.84 per 100 people	47.35 per 100 people	49.77 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Malta

6 Portugal 53 per 100 people compare
7 Cayman Islands 49.97 per 100 people compare
8 Japan 47.7 per 100 people compare
10 San Marino 46.93 per 100 people compare
11 Greece 46.69 per 100 people compare
12 Belarus 45.76 per 100 people compare

See the full ranking of 260 places →

More infrastructure data for Malta

Fixed telephone subscriptions 255,500 (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 142.07 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 766,620 (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 2.39 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 16,075 (2023)
Air transport, freight 3.36 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 0.0505 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 95.08 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 93.9% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 63.9% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Malta?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Malta was 47.35 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 Malta?: The highest recorded value was 58.67 per 100 people in 2009.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Malta?: The lowest recorded value was 2.75 per 100 people in 1960.
How does Malta rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Malta ranks 9th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Malta?: Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malta 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.