What is fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA total?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA total was 22.00 million in 2025, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in IDA total?

The highest recorded value was 29.32 million in 2010.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in IDA total?

The lowest recorded value was 518,845 in 1966.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in IDA total?

Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this IDA 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.

Fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA total

Name: Fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA total
Creator: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
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IDA total: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 22.00 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

22.00 million

Change on year

unchanged

All-time high

29.32 million

in 2010

All-time low

518,845

in 1966

Years of data

1966–2025

Fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA total, 1966–2025

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

Analysis

IDA total recorded 22.00 million for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2025.

That represents a change of down 14.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA total peaked at 29.32 million in 2010 and was at its lowest, 518,845, in 1966.

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	518,845	518,845	518,845	4
1970s	1.35 million	780,168	2.19 million	10
1980s	3.87 million	2.37 million	5.42 million	10
1990s	8.78 million	5.80 million	12.66 million	10
2000s	21.03 million	13.82 million	28.93 million	10
2010s	26.76 million	23.90 million	29.32 million	10
2020s	23.50 million	22.00 million	26.00 million	6

More infrastructure data for IDA total

Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.1 per 100 people (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 87.1 per 100 people (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.73 billion (2025)
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Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 1.06 million (2023)
Air transport, freight 5,784 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 6,986 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 3,750 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 38.9% (2025)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 7.6% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA total?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA total was 22.00 million in 2025, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in IDA total?: The highest recorded value was 29.32 million in 2010.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in IDA total?: The lowest recorded value was 518,845 in 1966.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in IDA total?: Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this IDA 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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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.