What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Singapore?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Singapore was 34.99 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 Singapore?

The highest recorded value was 48.23 per 100 people in 2000.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Singapore?

The lowest recorded value was 2.27 per 100 people in 1961.

How does Singapore rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Singapore ranks 28th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Singapore?

Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Singapore 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 Singapore

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

Singapore: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 34.99 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

34.99 per 100 people

Change on year

up 6.6%

World rank

28th

of 213 countries

All-time high

48.23 per 100 people

in 2000

All-time low

2.27 per 100 people

in 1961

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Singapore, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions in Singapore is 34.99 per 100 people, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Singapore peaked at 48.23 per 100 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.27 per 100 people, in 1961.

That places Singapore 28th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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	2.7 per 100 people	2.27 per 100 people	3.14 per 100 people	10
1970s	10 per 100 people	5.14 per 100 people	20.35 per 100 people	10
1980s	28.66 per 100 people	22.35 per 100 people	33.88 per 100 people	10
1990s	40.28 per 100 people	34.7 per 100 people	47.3 per 100 people	10
2000s	43.58 per 100 people	38.86 per 100 people	48.23 per 100 people	10
2010s	36.6 per 100 people	33.71 per 100 people	39.32 per 100 people	10
2020s	34.08 per 100 people	32.83 per 100 people	34.99 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Singapore

25 Mauritius 36.88 per 100 people compare
26 Serbia 36.69 per 100 people compare
27 Uruguay 35.62 per 100 people compare
29 United Kingdom 34.38 per 100 people compare
30 Italy 34.21 per 100 people compare
31 Saint Kitts and Nevis 33.4 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Singapore

Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.04 million (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 170.78 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 9.96 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 47.50 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 218,963 (2023)
Air transport, freight 7,604 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 0.6 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 106.44 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 94.4% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 54.9% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Singapore?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Singapore was 34.99 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 Singapore?: The highest recorded value was 48.23 per 100 people in 2000.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Singapore?: The lowest recorded value was 2.27 per 100 people in 1961.
How does Singapore rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Singapore ranks 28th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Singapore?: Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Singapore 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.