Fixed telephone subscriptions in Singapore
Singapore: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 2.04 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Singapore, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Singapore recorded 2.04 million for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Singapore peaked at 2.04 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37,113, in 1960.
That places Singapore 48th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 47,746 | 37,113 | 58,378 | 10 |
| 1970s | 224,516 | 106,443 | 480,003 | 10 |
| 1980s | 769,185 | 536,602 | 998,073 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.42 million | 1.05 million | 1.88 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.89 million | 1.84 million | 1.95 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.99 million | 1.91 million | 2.02 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.94 million | 1.89 million | 2.04 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More infrastructure data for Singapore
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 34.99 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 170.78 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 9.96 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 47.50 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 218,963 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 7,604 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 0.6 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 106.44 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 94.4% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 54.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Singapore?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Singapore was 2.04 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 2.04 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,113 in 1960.
- How does Singapore rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Singapore ranks 48th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore 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.