Fixed telephone subscriptions in Low income

Low income: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 7.00 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
7.00 million
Change on year
up 16.7%
All-time high
8.50 million
in 2016
All-time low
163,776
in 1966
Years of data
45
1966–2025

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Low income, 1966–2025

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M1966199520251966: 163.8k1967: 163.8k1968: 163.8k1969: 163.8k1970: 259.6k1971: 260.8k1972: 260.8k1973: 260.8k1974: 260.8k1975: 357.6k1976: 382.6k1977: 402.5k1978: 430.3k1979: 456.7k1980: 544.9k1981: 653.7k1982: 714.6k1983: 1.3M1984: 1.4M1985: 1.4M1986: 1.5M1987: 1.5M1988: 1.5M1989: 1.6M1990: 1.6M1991: 1.7M1992: 1.7M1993: 1.8M1994: 2.0M1995: 2.3M1996: 2.6M1997: 2.8M1998: 3.1M1999: 3.4M2015: 8.2M2016: 8.5M2017: 7.6M2018: 7.5M2019: 7.7M2020: 6.0M2021: 6.0M2022: 6.0M2023: 6.0M2024: 6.0M2025: 7.0M

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

Analysis

Low income recorded 7.00 million for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2025.

The figure is up 16.7% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Low income peaked at 8.50 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 163,776, in 1966.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 163,776 163,776 163,776 4
1970s 333,248 259,561 456,668 10
1980s 1.20 million 544,949 1.56 million 10
1990s 2.30 million 1.64 million 3.40 million 10
2010s 7.90 million 7.50 million 8.50 million 5
2020s 6.17 million 6.00 million 7.00 million 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Low income?
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Low income was 7.00 million in 2025, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Low income?
The highest recorded value was 8.50 million in 2016.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Low income?
The lowest recorded value was 163,776 in 1966.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Low income?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Low 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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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.