Fixed telephone subscriptions in Lower middle income

Lower middle income: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 94.00 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
94.00 million
Change on year
up 13.3%
All-time high
94.00 million
in 2025
All-time low
905,061
in 1960
Years of data
51
1960–2025

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Lower middle income, 1960–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, fixed telephone subscriptions in Lower middle income stood at 94.00 million. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.3% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Lower middle income peaked at 94.00 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 905,061, in 1960.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.13 million 905,061 1.41 million 10
1970s 3.15 million 2.11 million 4.83 million 10
1980s 8.51 million 4.87 million 12.36 million 10
1990s 27.40 million 13.51 million 49.87 million 10
2010s 69.46 million 66.80 million 74.00 million 5
2020s 75.33 million 63.00 million 94.00 million 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Lower middle income?
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Lower middle income was 94.00 million in 2025, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Lower middle income?
The highest recorded value was 94.00 million in 2025.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Lower middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 905,061 in 1960.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Lower middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Lower 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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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.