What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Pakistan?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Pakistan was 2.54 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Pakistan?

The highest recorded value was 6.37 million in 2013.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Pakistan?

The lowest recorded value was 66,776 in 1960.

How does Pakistan rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Pakistan ranks 41st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Pakistan?

Over the last ten years it is down 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Pakistan 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.

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Pakistan

Name: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Pakistan
Creator: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Pakistan: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 2.54 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

2.54 million

Change on year

down 1.2%

World rank

41st

of 213 countries

All-time high

6.37 million

in 2013

All-time low

66,776

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Pakistan, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 2.54 million for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2024.

The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 48.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Pakistan peaked at 6.37 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 66,776, in 1960.

Pakistan ranks 41st of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	81,388	66,776	96,000	10
1970s	192,300	140,000	286,000	10
1980s	478,111	303,000	792,211	10
1990s	1.92 million	843,346	2.87 million	10
2000s	4.43 million	3.05 million	6.14 million	10
2010s	4.42 million	2.78 million	6.37 million	10
2020s	2.63 million	2.54 million	2.88 million	5

Countries ranked near Pakistan

38 Switzerland 2.73 million compare
39 Vietnam 2.64 million compare
40 Israel 2.56 million compare
42 Hungary 2.52 million compare
43 Belgium 2.49 million compare
44 Kazakhstan 2.44 million compare

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More infrastructure data for Pakistan

Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.01 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 76.85 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 193.11 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 7.15 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 41,823 (2023)
Air transport, freight 309.51 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 55 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 225.69 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 57.3% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 5.3% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Pakistan?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Pakistan was 2.54 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Pakistan?: The highest recorded value was 6.37 million in 2013.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Pakistan?: The lowest recorded value was 66,776 in 1960.
How does Pakistan rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Pakistan ranks 41st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Pakistan?: Over the last ten years it is down 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Pakistan 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: 06 August 2026

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.