What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Switzerland?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Switzerland was 30.59 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 Switzerland?

The highest recorded value was 74.5 per 100 people in 2001.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Switzerland?

The lowest recorded value was 20.48 per 100 people in 1960.

How does Switzerland rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Switzerland ranks 34th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Switzerland?

Over the last ten years it is down 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Switzerland 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 Switzerland

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

Switzerland: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 30.59 per 100 people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

30.59 per 100 people

Change on year

down 5.6%

World rank

34th

of 213 countries

All-time high

74.5 per 100 people

in 2001

All-time low

20.48 per 100 people

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Switzerland, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions in Switzerland stood at 30.59 per 100 people.

That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 42.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Switzerland peaked at 74.5 per 100 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 20.48 per 100 people, in 1960.

Switzerland ranks 34th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	22.9 per 100 people	20.48 per 100 people	25.22 per 100 people	10
1970s	36.47 per 100 people	31.47 per 100 people	43.77 per 100 people	10
1980s	50.39 per 100 people	44.93 per 100 people	56.94 per 100 people	10
1990s	63.59 per 100 people	58.7 per 100 people	70.9 per 100 people	10
2000s	69.64 per 100 people	63.18 per 100 people	74.5 per 100 people	10
2010s	50.7 per 100 people	36.97 per 100 people	62.71 per 100 people	10
2020s	33.43 per 100 people	30.59 per 100 people	35.46 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Switzerland

31 Saint Kitts and Nevis 33.4 per 100 people compare
32 Aruba 32.05 per 100 people compare
33 Iran 30.83 per 100 people compare
35 Montenegro 30.1 per 100 people compare
36 Antigua and Barbuda 29.43 per 100 people compare
37 Slovenia 28.67 per 100 people compare

See the full ranking of 260 places →

More infrastructure data for Switzerland

Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.73 million (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 129.47 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 11.55 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 27.73 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 205,045 (2023)
Air transport, freight 1,258 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 40.4 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 4,603 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 97.3% (2025)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 53.7% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Switzerland?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Switzerland was 30.59 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 Switzerland?: The highest recorded value was 74.5 per 100 people in 2001.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Switzerland?: The lowest recorded value was 20.48 per 100 people in 1960.
How does Switzerland rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Switzerland ranks 34th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Switzerland?: Over the last ten years it is down 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland 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.