What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Brazil?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Brazil was 22.55 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Brazil?

The highest recorded value was 45.04 million in 2013.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Brazil?

The lowest recorded value was 650,000 in 1960.

How does Brazil rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Brazil ranks 10th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Brazil?

Over the last ten years it is down 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Brazil 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 Brazil

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

Brazil: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 22.55 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

22.55 million

Change on year

down 11.8%

World rank

10th

of 213 countries

All-time high

45.04 million

in 2013

All-time low

650,000

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Brazil, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions in Brazil stood at 22.55 million.

That represents a change of down 11.8% on the previous year and down 48.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Brazil peaked at 45.04 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 650,000, in 1960.

That places Brazil 10th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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	750,000	650,000	850,000	10
1970s	2.20 million	1.25 million	4.29 million	10
1980s	6.86 million	4.95 million	8.79 million	10
1990s	14.43 million	9.41 million	24.98 million	10
2000s	38.67 million	30.93 million	41.50 million	10
2010s	41.67 million	33.71 million	45.04 million	10
2020s	26.98 million	22.55 million	30.65 million	5

Countries ranked near Brazil

7 Mexico 29.52 million compare
8 Iran 28.23 million compare
9 United Kingdom 23.77 million compare
11 South Korea 21.29 million compare
12 Russia 20.82 million compare
13 Italy 20.30 million compare

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More infrastructure data for Brazil

Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.63 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 101.93 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 216.08 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 95.40 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 791,523 (2023)
Air transport, freight 1,387 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 5,661 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 26,918 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 84.5% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 24.1% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Brazil?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Brazil was 22.55 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Brazil?: The highest recorded value was 45.04 million in 2013.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Brazil?: The lowest recorded value was 650,000 in 1960.
How does Brazil rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Brazil ranks 10th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Brazil?: Over the last ten years it is down 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Brazil 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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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.