What is fixed telephone subscriptions in United Kingdom?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in United Kingdom was 23.77 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in United Kingdom?

The highest recorded value was 35.23 million in 2000.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in United Kingdom?

The lowest recorded value was 5.04 million in 1960.

How does United Kingdom rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

United Kingdom ranks 9th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in United Kingdom?

Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom

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

United Kingdom: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 23.77 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

23.77 million

Change on year

down 11.5%

World rank

9th

of 213 countries

All-time high

35.23 million

in 2000

All-time low

5.04 million

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in United Kingdom, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

United Kingdom recorded 23.77 million for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.5% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in United Kingdom peaked at 35.23 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.04 million, in 1960.

United Kingdom ranks 9th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	5.79 million	5.04 million	6.53 million	10
1970s	12.20 million	9.21 million	17.33 million	10
1980s	21.07 million	18.16 million	24.80 million	10
1990s	29.23 million	25.37 million	34.02 million	10
2000s	34.27 million	33.46 million	35.23 million	10
2010s	32.84 million	31.51 million	33.41 million	10
2020s	29.06 million	23.77 million	32.73 million	5

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

6 France 37.28 million compare
7 Mexico 29.52 million compare
8 Iran 28.23 million compare
10 Brazil 22.55 million compare
11 South Korea 21.29 million compare
12 Russia 20.82 million compare

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More infrastructure data for United Kingdom

Fixed telephone subscriptions 34.38 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 121.64 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 84.10 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 118.95 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 839,180 (2023)
Air transport, freight 4,414 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 145 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 2,144 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 95.5% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 74.0% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in United Kingdom?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in United Kingdom was 23.77 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in United Kingdom?: The highest recorded value was 35.23 million in 2000.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in United Kingdom?: The lowest recorded value was 5.04 million in 1960.
How does United Kingdom rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: United Kingdom ranks 9th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in United Kingdom?: Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom 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.