What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Thailand?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Thailand was 5.45 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 Thailand?

The highest recorded value was 13.99 per 100 people in 2017.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Thailand?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1356 per 100 people in 1961.

How does Thailand rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Thailand ranks 131st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Thailand?

Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Thailand 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 Thailand

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

Thailand: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 5.45 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

5.45 per 100 people

Change on year

down 4.7%

World rank

131st

of 213 countries

All-time high

13.99 per 100 people

in 2017

All-time low

0.1356 per 100 people

in 1961

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Thailand, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

Thailand recorded 5.45 per 100 people for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Thailand peaked at 13.99 per 100 people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1356 per 100 people, in 1961.

Thailand ranks 131st 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	0.1535 per 100 people	0.1356 per 100 people	0.1745 per 100 people	10
1970s	0.4423 per 100 people	0.2576 per 100 people	0.7417 per 100 people	10
1980s	1.3 per 100 people	0.8002 per 100 people	2.13 per 100 people	10
1990s	5.43 per 100 people	2.42 per 100 people	8.37 per 100 people	10
2000s	10.25 per 100 people	8.87 per 100 people	10.94 per 100 people	10
2010s	8.98 per 100 people	6.64 per 100 people	13.99 per 100 people	10
2020s	6.14 per 100 people	5.45 per 100 people	6.98 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Thailand

129 Albania 5.92 per 100 people compare
130 Micronesia (country) 5.78 per 100 people compare
132 Marshall Islands 4.86 per 100 people compare
133 North Korea 4.48 per 100 people compare
134 Belize 4.42 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Thailand

Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.90 million (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 160.64 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 115.13 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 51.92 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 335,160 (2023)
Air transport, freight 1,650 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 224.51 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 3,130 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 90.9% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 4.8% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Thailand?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Thailand was 5.45 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 Thailand?: The highest recorded value was 13.99 per 100 people in 2017.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Thailand?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1356 per 100 people in 1961.
How does Thailand rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Thailand ranks 131st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Thailand?: Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Thailand 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.