What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Vietnam?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Vietnam was 2.64 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Vietnam?

The highest recorded value was 17.43 million in 2009.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Vietnam?

The lowest recorded value was 7,217 in 1960.

How does Vietnam rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Vietnam ranks 39th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Vietnam?

Over the last ten years it is down 60.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Vietnam 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 Vietnam

Name: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Vietnam
Creator: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
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Vietnam: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 2.64 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

2.64 million

Change on year

up 14.1%

World rank

39th

of 213 countries

All-time high

17.43 million

in 2009

All-time low

7,217

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Vietnam, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

Vietnam recorded 2.64 million for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2024.

The figure is up 14.1% on the previous year and down 60.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Vietnam peaked at 17.43 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7,217, in 1960.

That places Vietnam 39th 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	7,217	7,217	7,217	9
1970s	7,217	7,217	7,217	4
1980s	73,250	65,000	80,000	8
1990s	823,414	98,536	2.11 million	10
2000s	8.44 million	2.54 million	17.43 million	9
2010s	7.28 million	3.66 million	14.37 million	10
2020s	2.74 million	2.32 million	3.21 million	5

Countries ranked near Vietnam

36 Morocco 3.04 million compare
37 Syria 2.84 million compare
38 Switzerland 2.73 million compare
40 Israel 2.56 million compare
41 Pakistan 2.54 million compare
42 Hungary 2.52 million compare

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More infrastructure data for Vietnam

Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.62 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 127.61 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 128.87 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 55.11 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 331,806 (2023)
Air transport, freight 927.89 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 359.42 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 3,606 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 84.2% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 1.5% (2022)

All data for Vietnam →

Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Vietnam?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Vietnam was 2.64 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Vietnam?: The highest recorded value was 17.43 million in 2009.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Vietnam?: The lowest recorded value was 7,217 in 1960.
How does Vietnam rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Vietnam ranks 39th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Vietnam?: Over the last ten years it is down 60.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Vietnam 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.