What is fixed telephone subscriptions in OECD members?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in OECD members was 31.35 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 OECD members?

The highest recorded value was 49.84 per 100 people in 2000.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in OECD members?

The lowest recorded value was 10.87 per 100 people in 1964.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in OECD members?

Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this OECD members 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 OECD members

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

OECD members: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 31.35 per 100 people in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)

31.35 per 100 people

Change on year

down 2.7%

All-time high

49.84 per 100 people

in 2000

All-time low

10.87 per 100 people

in 1964

Years of data

1960–2022

Fixed telephone subscriptions in OECD members, 1960–2022

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

Analysis

In 2022, fixed telephone subscriptions in OECD members stood at 31.35 per 100 people.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in OECD members peaked at 49.84 per 100 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.87 per 100 people, in 1964.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	11.78 per 100 people	10.87 per 100 people	12.83 per 100 people	10
1970s	19.64 per 100 people	15.98 per 100 people	25.21 per 100 people	10
1980s	31.11 per 100 people	26.25 per 100 people	36.09 per 100 people	10
1990s	43.1 per 100 people	37.54 per 100 people	49.1 per 100 people	10
2000s	46.62 per 100 people	42.82 per 100 people	49.84 per 100 people	10
2010s	38.21 per 100 people	33.35 per 100 people	43.09 per 100 people	10
2020s	32.1 per 100 people	31.35 per 100 people	32.73 per 100 people	3

More infrastructure data for OECD members

Fixed telephone subscriptions 429.13 million (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 122.31 per 100 people (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.69 billion (2022)
Air transport, passengers carried 2.43 billion (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 20.67 million (2023)
Air transport, freight 121,066 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 12,756 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 9,318 cubic meters (2022)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 16.1% (2022)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry 34.5% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in OECD members?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in OECD members was 31.35 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 OECD members?: The highest recorded value was 49.84 per 100 people in 2000.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in OECD members?: The lowest recorded value was 10.87 per 100 people in 1964.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in OECD members?: Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this OECD members 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.