What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Pakistan?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Pakistan was 1.01 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 Pakistan?

The highest recorded value was 3.16 per 100 people in 2009.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Pakistan?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1453 per 100 people in 1960.

How does Pakistan rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Pakistan ranks 169th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Pakistan?

Over the last ten years it is down 55.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Pakistan 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 Pakistan

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

Pakistan: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 1.01 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.01 per 100 people

Change on year

down 2.6%

World rank

169th

of 213 countries

All-time high

3.16 per 100 people

in 2009

All-time low

0.1453 per 100 people

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Pakistan, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions in Pakistan stood at 1.01 per 100 people.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 55.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Pakistan peaked at 3.16 per 100 people in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1453 per 100 people, in 1960.

Pakistan ranks 169th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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	0.1678 per 100 people	0.1453 per 100 people	0.1885 per 100 people	10
1970s	0.2879 per 100 people	0.2361 per 100 people	0.3695 per 100 people	10
1980s	0.4884 per 100 people	0.3758 per 100 people	0.7094 per 100 people	10
1990s	1.41 per 100 people	0.726 per 100 people	1.91 per 100 people	10
2000s	2.53 per 100 people	1.97 per 100 people	3.16 per 100 people	10
2010s	2.08 per 100 people	1.2 per 100 people	3.05 per 100 people	10
2020s	1.08 per 100 people	1.01 per 100 people	1.22 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Pakistan

166 Norway 1.31 per 100 people compare
167 Comoros 1.04 per 100 people compare
168 Myanmar 1.03 per 100 people compare
170 Vanuatu 0.9262 per 100 people compare
171 Solomon Islands 0.8934 per 100 people compare
172 Togo 0.8258 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Pakistan

Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.54 million (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 76.85 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 193.11 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 7.15 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 41,823 (2023)
Air transport, freight 309.51 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 55 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 225.69 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 57.3% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 5.3% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Pakistan?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Pakistan was 1.01 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 Pakistan?: The highest recorded value was 3.16 per 100 people in 2009.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Pakistan?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1453 per 100 people in 1960.
How does Pakistan rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Pakistan ranks 169th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Pakistan?: Over the last ten years it is down 55.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Pakistan 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.