What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Bangladesh?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Bangladesh was 284,748 in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Bangladesh?

The highest recorded value was 1.45 million in 2018.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Bangladesh?

The lowest recorded value was 45,000 in 1970.

How does Bangladesh rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Bangladesh ranks 102nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Bangladesh?

Over the last ten years it is down 70.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Bangladesh data come from?

The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Bangladesh

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

Bangladesh: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 284,748 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

284,748

Change on year

down 3.9%

World rank

102nd

of 213 countries

All-time high

1.45 million

in 2018

All-time low

45,000

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Bangladesh, 1970–2024

Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

Analysis

The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions in Bangladesh is 284,748, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 70.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Bangladesh peaked at 1.45 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 45,000, in 1970.

That places Bangladesh 102nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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
1970s	60,400	45,000	89,000	10
1980s	140,848	95,000	192,000	10
1990s	299,671	218,000	432,968	10
2000s	920,539	491,303	1.34 million	10
2010s	1.05 million	707,568	1.45 million	10
2020s	510,179	284,748	1.39 million	5

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

99 Trinidad and Tobago 297,734 compare
100 Armenia 297,328 compare
101 Senegal 297,046 compare
103 Ghana 269,356 compare
104 Luxembourg 260,060 compare
105 Georgia 258,038 compare

See the full ranking of 260 places →

More infrastructure data for Bangladesh

Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.1641 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.08 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 187.58 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 6.63 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 72,684 (2023)
Air transport, freight 98.85 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 105 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 619.89 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 53.4% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 10.0% (2022)

All data for Bangladesh →

Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Bangladesh?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Bangladesh was 284,748 in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Bangladesh?: The highest recorded value was 1.45 million in 2018.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Bangladesh?: The lowest recorded value was 45,000 in 1970.
How does Bangladesh rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Bangladesh ranks 102nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Bangladesh?: Over the last ten years it is down 70.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?: The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 260 places, 14,482 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.