What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Russia?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Russia was 14.31 per 100 people in 2023, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Russia?

The highest recorded value was 31.67 per 100 people in 2008.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Russia?

The lowest recorded value was 4.41 per 100 people in 1975.

How does Russia rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Russia ranks 84th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Russia?

Over the last ten years it is down 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Russia 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 Russia

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

Russia: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 14.31 per 100 people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

14.31 per 100 people

Change on year

down 5.2%

World rank

84th

of 213 countries

All-time high

31.67 per 100 people

in 2008

All-time low

4.41 per 100 people

in 1975

Years of data

1975–2023

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Russia, 1975–2023

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

Analysis

Russia recorded 14.31 per 100 people for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2023.

That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 48.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Russia peaked at 31.67 per 100 people in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.41 per 100 people, in 1975.

That places Russia 84th out of 213 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	5.56 per 100 people	4.41 per 100 people	6.71 per 100 people	5
1980s	10.01 per 100 people	7.03 per 100 people	13.14 per 100 people	10
1990s	17.05 per 100 people	13.9 per 100 people	21 per 100 people	10
2000s	27.31 per 100 people	21.86 per 100 people	31.67 per 100 people	10
2010s	25.34 per 100 people	18.89 per 100 people	31.21 per 100 people	10
2020s	15.87 per 100 people	14.31 per 100 people	17.69 per 100 people	4

Countries ranked near Russia

81 Algeria 14.81 per 100 people compare
82 Grenada 14.53 per 100 people compare
83 Cuba 14.49 per 100 people compare
85 Argentina 14.05 per 100 people compare
86 El Salvador 13.96 per 100 people compare
87 Azerbaijan 12.82 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Russia

Fixed telephone subscriptions 20.82 million (2023)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 186.1 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 269.52 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 98.87 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 783,868 (2023)
Air transport, freight 1,269 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 4,312 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 29,895 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 94.4% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 26.5% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Russia?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Russia was 14.31 per 100 people in 2023, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Russia?: The highest recorded value was 31.67 per 100 people in 2008.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Russia?: The lowest recorded value was 4.41 per 100 people in 1975.
How does Russia rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Russia ranks 84th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Russia?: Over the last ten years it is down 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Russia 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.