Fixed telephone subscriptions in Post-demographic dividend

Post-demographic dividend: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 35.97 per 100 people in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
35.97 per 100 people
Change on year
up 0.5%
All-time high
55.13 per 100 people
in 2000
All-time low
11.89 per 100 people
in 1961
Years of data
63
1960–2022

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Post-demographic dividend, 1960–2022

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

Analysis

Post-demographic dividend recorded 35.97 per 100 people for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2022.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 55.13 per 100 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.89 per 100 people, in 1961.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 12.93 per 100 people 11.89 per 100 people 14.2 per 100 people 10
1970s 21.86 per 100 people 17.74 per 100 people 28.06 per 100 people 10
1980s 35.09 per 100 people 29.62 per 100 people 40.82 per 100 people 10
1990s 48.13 per 100 people 42.43 per 100 people 54.34 per 100 people 10
2000s 51.6 per 100 people 47.59 per 100 people 55.13 per 100 people 10
2010s 43.33 per 100 people 37.53 per 100 people 48.66 per 100 people 10
2020s 36.1 per 100 people 35.8 per 100 people 36.52 per 100 people 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Post-demographic dividend?
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Post-demographic dividend was 35.97 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 Post-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 55.13 per 100 people in 2000.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 11.89 per 100 people in 1961.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.