What is fixed telephone subscriptions in High income?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in High income was 398.00 million in 2025, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in High income?

The highest recorded value was 613.82 million in 1999.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in High income?

The lowest recorded value was 83.85 million in 1960.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in High income?

Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this High income 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 High income

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

High income: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 398.00 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

398.00 million

Change on year

down 3.4%

All-time high

613.82 million

in 1999

All-time low

83.85 million

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2025

Fixed telephone subscriptions in High income, 1960–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, fixed telephone subscriptions in High income stood at 398.00 million.

The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in High income peaked at 613.82 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 83.85 million, in 1960.

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	95.94 million	83.85 million	108.05 million	10
1970s	190.75 million	146.47 million	264.51 million	10
1980s	347.78 million	278.81 million	418.82 million	10
1990s	522.74 million	440.20 million	613.82 million	10
2010s	511.76 million	479.90 million	538.00 million	5
2020s	434.83 million	398.00 million	469.00 million	6

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Air transport, freight 157,754 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 14,884 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 10,984 cubic meters (2022)
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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in High income?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in High income was 398.00 million in 2025, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in High income?: The highest recorded value was 613.82 million in 1999.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in High income?: The lowest recorded value was 83.85 million in 1960.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in High income?: Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this High income 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.