Fixed telephone subscriptions in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Fixed telephone subscriptions was 4.38 million in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1965–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 4.38 million for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2022.
The figure is down 18.9% on the previous year and down 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 7.13 million in 2014 and was at its lowest, 179,236, in 1965.
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 | 183,698 | 179,236 | 184,813 | 5 |
| 1970s | 392,536 | 307,684 | 513,005 | 10 |
| 1980s | 959,178 | 686,992 | 1.21 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.94 million | 1.29 million | 3.07 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.12 million | 3.52 million | 6.63 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.56 million | 4.72 million | 7.13 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.18 million | 4.38 million | 5.75 million | 3 |
More infrastructure data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.7035 per 100 people (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 76.71 per 100 people (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 550.04 million (2022)
- Air transport, passengers carried 34.62 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 437,952 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 4,252 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 4,053 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 4,539 cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 7.5% (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry 1.8% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 4.38 million in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.13 million in 2014.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 179,236 in 1965.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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
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.