Fixed telephone subscriptions in Pre-demographic dividend

Pre-demographic dividend: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 0.6589 per 100 people in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.6589 per 100 people
Change on year
up 15.3%
All-time high
1.06 per 100 people
in 2009
All-time low
0.1202 per 100 people
in 1966
Years of data
51
1966–2022

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Pre-demographic dividend, 1966–2022

0.20.40.60.81196619942022

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

Analysis

In 2022, fixed telephone subscriptions in Pre-demographic dividend stood at 0.6589 per 100 people.

That represents a change of up 15.3% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 1.06 per 100 people in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1202 per 100 people, in 1966.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.1207 per 100 people 0.1202 per 100 people 0.1211 per 100 people 4
1970s 0.1854 per 100 people 0.1747 per 100 people 0.2242 per 100 people 5
1980s 0.3886 per 100 people 0.3095 per 100 people 0.4611 per 100 people 9
1990s 0.5073 per 100 people 0.4785 per 100 people 0.5909 per 100 people 10
2000s 0.8705 per 100 people 0.6466 per 100 people 1.06 per 100 people 10
2010s 0.7813 per 100 people 0.6443 per 100 people 0.9725 per 100 people 10
2020s 0.6172 per 100 people 0.5716 per 100 people 0.6589 per 100 people 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Pre-demographic dividend?
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Pre-demographic dividend was 0.6589 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 1.06 per 100 people in 2009.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1202 per 100 people in 1966.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pre-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.