What is fixed telephone subscriptions in United Kingdom?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in United Kingdom was 34.38 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 United Kingdom?

The highest recorded value was 59.65 per 100 people in 2000.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in United Kingdom?

The lowest recorded value was 9.59 per 100 people in 1960.

How does United Kingdom rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

United Kingdom ranks 29th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in United Kingdom?

Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom

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

United Kingdom: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 34.38 per 100 people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

34.38 per 100 people

Change on year

down 12.1%

World rank

29th

of 213 countries

All-time high

59.65 per 100 people

in 2000

All-time low

9.59 per 100 people

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in United Kingdom, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions in United Kingdom stood at 34.38 per 100 people.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.1% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in United Kingdom peaked at 59.65 per 100 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.59 per 100 people, in 1960.

That places United Kingdom 29th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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	10.83 per 100 people	9.59 per 100 people	12.05 per 100 people	10
1970s	21.79 per 100 people	16.56 per 100 people	30.79 per 100 people	10
1980s	37.18 per 100 people	32.24 per 100 people	43.45 per 100 people	10
1990s	50.27 per 100 people	44.2 per 100 people	57.8 per 100 people	10
2000s	56.63 per 100 people	53.6 per 100 people	59.65 per 100 people	10
2010s	50.46 per 100 people	47.21 per 100 people	53.02 per 100 people	10
2020s	42.66 per 100 people	34.38 per 100 people	48.6 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

26 Serbia 36.69 per 100 people compare
27 Uruguay 35.62 per 100 people compare
28 Singapore 34.99 per 100 people compare
30 Italy 34.21 per 100 people compare
31 Saint Kitts and Nevis 33.4 per 100 people compare
32 Aruba 32.05 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for United Kingdom

Fixed telephone subscriptions 23.77 million (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 121.64 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 84.10 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 118.95 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 839,180 (2023)
Air transport, freight 4,414 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 145 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 2,144 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 95.5% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 74.0% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in United Kingdom?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in United Kingdom was 34.38 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 United Kingdom?: The highest recorded value was 59.65 per 100 people in 2000.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in United Kingdom?: The lowest recorded value was 9.59 per 100 people in 1960.
How does United Kingdom rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: United Kingdom ranks 29th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in United Kingdom?: Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom 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.