What is fixed telephone subscriptions in India?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in India was 39.24 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in India?

The highest recorded value was 50.18 million in 2005.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in India?

The lowest recorded value was 332,399 in 1960.

How does India rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

India ranks 4th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in India?

Over the last ten years it is up 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this India 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 India

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

India: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 39.24 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

39.24 million

Change on year

up 26.8%

World rank

4th

of 213 countries

All-time high

50.18 million

in 2005

All-time low

332,399

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in India, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions in India is 39.24 million, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 26.8% on the previous year and up 45.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in India peaked at 50.18 million in 2005 and was at its lowest, 332,399, in 1960.

India ranks 4th of 213 countries on this measure, 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	477,896	332,399	623,394	10
1970s	1.36 million	981,356	2.02 million	10
1980s	3.17 million	2.15 million	4.59 million	10
1990s	12.79 million	5.07 million	26.51 million	10
2000s	40.57 million	32.44 million	50.18 million	10
2010s	27.09 million	21.00 million	35.09 million	10
2020s	28.29 million	20.05 million	39.24 million	5

Countries ranked near India

1 China 166.51 million compare
2 United States 81.55 million compare
3 Japan 59.33 million compare
5 Germany 38.40 million compare
6 France 37.28 million compare
7 Mexico 29.52 million compare

See the full ranking of 260 places →

More infrastructure data for India

Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.7 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 79.35 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.15 billion (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 180.42 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 1.23 million (2023)
Air transport, freight 1,807 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 1,446 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 1,014 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 70.0% (2025)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 7.4% (2022)

All data for India →

Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in India?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in India was 39.24 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in India?: The highest recorded value was 50.18 million in 2005.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in India?: The lowest recorded value was 332,399 in 1960.
How does India rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: India ranks 4th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in India?: Over the last ten years it is up 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this India 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.