Fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 443.00 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA & IBRD total, 1975–2025
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
IDA & IBRD total recorded 443.00 million for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 737.38 million in 2007 and was at its lowest, 29.89 million, in 1975.
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 | 36.53 million | 29.89 million | 43.94 million | 5 |
| 1980s | 70.71 million | 47.34 million | 98.80 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 201.22 million | 107.69 million | 343.88 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 620.93 million | 403.49 million | 737.38 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 587.21 million | 487.00 million | 694.08 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 459.67 million | 443.00 million | 473.00 million | 6 |
More infrastructure data for IDA & IBRD total
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.3 per 100 people (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 107.8 per 100 people (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.55 billion (2025)
- Air transport, passengers carried 1.84 billion (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 14.51 million (2023)
- Air transport, freight 59,338 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 33,756 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 4,971 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 70.3% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 12.2% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA & IBRD total?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA & IBRD total was 443.00 million in 2025, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 737.38 million in 2007.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.89 million in 1975.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.