What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Sri Lanka?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Sri Lanka was 1.58 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Sri Lanka?

The highest recorded value was 3.61 million in 2011.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Sri Lanka?

The lowest recorded value was 22,772 in 1960.

How does Sri Lanka rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Sri Lanka ranks 54th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Sri Lanka?

Over the last ten years it is down 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka

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

Sri Lanka: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 1.58 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.58 million

Change on year

down 7.3%

World rank

54th

of 213 countries

All-time high

3.61 million

in 2011

All-time low

22,772

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Sri Lanka, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions in Sri Lanka stood at 1.58 million.

The figure is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 41.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Sri Lanka peaked at 3.61 million in 2011 and was at its lowest, 22,772, in 1960.

That places Sri Lanka 54th 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	25,236	22,772	27,700	10
1970s	40,928	37,100	47,400	10
1980s	83,095	54,200	105,483	10
1990s	271,489	121,388	669,113	10
2000s	1.72 million	767,411	3.45 million	10
2010s	2.92 million	2.29 million	3.61 million	10
2020s	2.27 million	1.58 million	2.87 million	5

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More infrastructure data for Sri Lanka

Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.85 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 132.55 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 30.62 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 3.87 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 24,228 (2023)
Air transport, freight 278.5 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 52.8 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 2,380 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 54.6% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 6.2% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Sri Lanka?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Sri Lanka was 1.58 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Sri Lanka?: The highest recorded value was 3.61 million in 2011.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Sri Lanka?: The lowest recorded value was 22,772 in 1960.
How does Sri Lanka rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Sri Lanka ranks 54th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Sri Lanka?: Over the last ten years it is down 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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

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.