Fixed telephone subscriptions in Least developed countries: UN classification
Least developed countries: UN classification: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 6.00 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Least developed countries: UN classification, 1970–2025
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
In 2025, fixed telephone subscriptions in Least developed countries: UN classification stood at 6.00 million.
That represents a change of down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 8.71 million in 2014 and was at its lowest, 320,351, in 1970.
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 | 403,124 | 320,351 | 532,170 | 10 |
| 1980s | 906,389 | 562,196 | 1.23 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.93 million | 1.35 million | 2.96 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.80 million | 3.44 million | 7.74 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.18 million | 6.23 million | 8.71 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.33 million | 6.00 million | 8.00 million | 6 |
More infrastructure data for Least developed countries: UN classification
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.5 per 100 people (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 86.3 per 100 people (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.05 billion (2025)
- Air transport, passengers carried 45.05 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 571,662 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 4,485 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 4,509 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 3,978 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 33.7% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 7.6% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Least developed countries: UN classification was 6.00 million in 2025, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The highest recorded value was 8.71 million in 2014.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 320,351 in 1970.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification 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.