What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Sri Lanka?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Sri Lanka was 6.85 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 Sri Lanka?

The highest recorded value was 17.18 per 100 people in 2011.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Sri Lanka?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2306 per 100 people in 1961.

How does Sri Lanka rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Sri Lanka ranks 125th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Sri Lanka?

Over the last ten years it is down 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka

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

Sri Lanka: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 6.85 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

6.85 per 100 people

Change on year

down 7.9%

World rank

125th

of 213 countries

All-time high

17.18 per 100 people

in 2011

All-time low

0.2306 per 100 people

in 1961

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Sri Lanka, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions in Sri Lanka stood at 6.85 per 100 people.

The figure is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 45.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Sri Lanka peaked at 17.18 per 100 people in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.2306 per 100 people, in 1961.

Sri Lanka ranks 125th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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	0.2403 per 100 people	0.2306 per 100 people	0.251 per 100 people	10
1970s	0.3067 per 100 people	0.2971 per 100 people	0.3229 per 100 people	10
1980s	0.5166 per 100 people	0.3627 per 100 people	0.6208 per 100 people	10
1990s	1.51 per 100 people	0.742 per 100 people	3.53 per 100 people	10
2000s	8.43 per 100 people	3.98 per 100 people	16.71 per 100 people	10
2010s	13.54 per 100 people	10.22 per 100 people	17.18 per 100 people	10
2020s	9.96 per 100 people	6.85 per 100 people	12.64 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

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124 Lithuania 7.05 per 100 people compare
126 Georgia 6.78 per 100 people compare
127 Ecuador 6.72 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Sri Lanka

Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.58 million (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 132.55 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 30.62 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 3.87 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 24,228 (2023)
Air transport, freight 278.5 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 52.8 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 2,380 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 54.6% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 6.2% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Sri Lanka?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Sri Lanka was 6.85 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 Sri Lanka?: The highest recorded value was 17.18 per 100 people in 2011.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Sri Lanka?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2306 per 100 people in 1961.
How does Sri Lanka rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Sri Lanka ranks 125th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Sri Lanka?: Over the last ten years it is down 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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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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.