Fixed telephone subscriptions in Low & middle income

Low & middle income: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 417.49 million in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
417.49 million
Change on year
down 2.9%
All-time high
664.92 million
in 2007
All-time low
20.46 million
in 1975
Years of data
48
1975–2022

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Low & middle income, 1975–2022

0200.0M400.0M600.0M197519982022

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

Analysis

Low & middle income recorded 417.49 million for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2022.

That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Low & middle income peaked at 664.92 million in 2007 and was at its lowest, 20.46 million, in 1975.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 24.65 million 20.46 million 29.01 million 5
1980s 48.27 million 31.22 million 69.13 million 10
1990s 158.80 million 75.89 million 288.15 million 10
2000s 554.09 million 345.44 million 664.92 million 10
2010s 525.07 million 440.08 million 622.96 million 10
2020s 425.66 million 417.49 million 429.95 million 3

More infrastructure data for Low & middle income

All data for Low & middle income →

Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Low & middle income?
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Low & middle income was 417.49 million in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Low & middle income?
The highest recorded value was 664.92 million in 2007.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Low & middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 20.46 million in 1975.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Low & middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Low & middle 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 48 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

About this data

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

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.