Fixed telephone subscriptions in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 417.49 million in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Low & middle income, 1975–2022
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.81 per 100 people (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 104.4 per 100 people (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.51 billion (2022)
- Air transport, passengers carried 1.68 billion (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 13.24 million (2023)
- Air transport, freight 56,028 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 27,923 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 4,242 cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 11.9% (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry 7.7% (2022)
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.
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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.