Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Fixed telephone subscriptions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
212
Highest
49.44 % change on previous year
Uganda
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Chad
Median
-3.79 % change on previous year
Years covered
65
1961–2025
Data points
14,023
What the numbers show
Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate is currently reported for 212 countries. The highest value is 49.44 % change on previous year in Uganda; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is -3.79 % change on previous year, and the mean is -8.13 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 65 countries rose and 136 fell. The largest increase was in Mexico (up 1,497.6%), and the largest decrease in Maldives (down 18,799.8%).
Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uganda | 49.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 161.4% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 26.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 483.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 23.51 % change on previous year | 2004 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Gabon | 23.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 687.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Paraguay | 21.95 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 238.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Comoros, Union of the | 19.72 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 573.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Sudan | 18.49 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 251.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Dominica | 17.26 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 643.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Vietnam | 14.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Togo | 12.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 185.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 12.17 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 90.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Rwanda | 10.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Algeria | 9.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 983.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 8.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 793.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Mongolia | 7.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 74.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Singapore | 7.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 388.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 6.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 184.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Morocco | 5.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 137.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Tuvalu | 5.65 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Lebanon | 5.59 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 298.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Brunei Darussalam | 5.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Tunisia | 5.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 173.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Nicaragua | 4.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Central African Republic | 4.4 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 348.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Liberia | 4.23 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Papua New Guinea | 4.03 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Honduras | 3.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 124.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 3.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 140.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Eritrea, The State of | 3.36 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Cameroon | 3.35 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 67.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Andorra, Principality of | 2.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 439.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 2.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Djibouti | 2.66 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Mexico | 2.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,497.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Guatemala | 2.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 128.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Puerto Rico | 1.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 92.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Mali | 1.94 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 72.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Guam | 1.87 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 39 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 1.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 155.0% | volatile |
| 40 | United Arab Emirates | 1.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 88.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Cabo Verde | 1.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 115.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.3 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Malawi | 1.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 102.9% | volatile |
| 44 | New Caledonia | 1.24 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 75.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.19 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 118.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 1.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 143.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Mauritius | 1.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 57.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Montenegro | 0.9814 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 138.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Italy | 0.9713 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 139.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.9076 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 105.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Gambia, The | 0.8986 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 106.9% | volatile |
| 52 | El Salvador | 0.6394 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 190.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 0.6095 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 74.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Dominican Republic | 0.4483 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Portugal | 0.4382 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 0.3029 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 96.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Barbados | 0.2761 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 85.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Bermuda | 0.24 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.1289 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 101.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Uruguay | 0.1195 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Cuba | 0.1152 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 94.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 0.0373 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Kuwait | 0.0192 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 104.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Congo, Republic of | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Fiji, Republic of | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Sierra Leone | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | San Marino, Republic of | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Kosovo | 0 % change on previous year | 2010 | — | flat |
| 69 | British Virgin Islands | -0.0041 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 99.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Gibraltar | -0.0699 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 98.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Qatar | -0.1749 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 114.4% | volatile |
| 72 | United States Virgin Islands | -0.2158 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 120.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Yemen, Republic of | -0.217 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 108.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Solomon Islands | -0.3143 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 92.0% | volatile |
| 75 | St. Kitts and Nevis | -0.6242 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 161.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Cayman Islands | -0.6306 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 244.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Belarus, Republic of | -0.6813 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 166.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Germany | -0.7752 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 77.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Spain | -0.9095 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Burkina Faso | -0.9155 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 90.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Jamaica | -1.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 163.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Guyana | -1.12 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 189.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Pakistan | -1.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 95.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Saudi Arabia | -1.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 141.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Aruba | -1.29 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 53.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Jordan | -1.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 89.6% | volatile |
| 87 | France | -1.55 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Malta | -1.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 321.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Japan | -1.94 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 504.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | -2.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Malaysia | -2.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Luxembourg | -2.26 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 49.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Serbia, Republic of | -2.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 57.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Faroe Islands | -2.61 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 41.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Northern Mariana Islands | -2.63 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -2.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 159.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Canada | -2.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 98 | American Samoa | -3.07 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Austria | -3.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 161.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Costa Rica | -3.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 61.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Czech Republic | -3.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 8,051.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Burundi | -3.72 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 116.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Zimbabwe | -3.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 145.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Suriname | -3.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 7,685.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Bahamas, The | -3.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 50.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Liechtenstein | -3.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 168.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Greece | -3.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 178.9% | volatile |
| 108 | United States | -3.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Korea, Republic of | -3.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Bangladesh | -3.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 60.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Vanuatu | -4.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 196.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Trinidad and Tobago | -4.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 412.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Philippines | -4.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 150.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Albania | -4.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 72.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Namibia | -4.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 797.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Estonia, Republic of | -4.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Thailand | -4.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 118 | St. Lucia | -4.9 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 287.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Myanmar | -4.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 229.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -4.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Switzerland | -5.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Finland | -5.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 66.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | -5.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 14,645.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | -5.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 128.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Russian Federation | -5.33 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Benin | -5.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 123.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Denmark | -5.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 48.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Iraq | -5.85 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 236.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Slovenia, Republic of | -6.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Belize | -6.28 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 47.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Mozambique, Republic of | -6.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 153.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Hungary | -6.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 689.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Latvia, Republic of | -6.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | -6.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 117.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Maldives | -6.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 18,799.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Netherlands, The | -6.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 167.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -6.92 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 112.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Peru | -7.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Georgia | -7.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 140 | China (People’s Republic of) | -7.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Sri Lanka | -7.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6,579.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Angola | -7.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 121.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Botswana | -7.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 159.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Micronesia, Federated States of | -7.49 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Australia | -8.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 146 | Panama | -8.18 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 752.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | -8.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 206.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Turkmenistan | -8.25 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 261.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Nigeria | -8.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 83.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Croatia, Republic of | -8.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 40.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Ireland | -8.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,329.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Sweden | -8.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 125.9% | volatile |
| 153 | Argentina | -8.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 624.6% | volatile |
| 154 | Norway | -8.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 155 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | -8.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 256.5% | volatile |
| 156 | Türkiye, Republic of | -9.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Cyprus | -9.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | -9.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 931.6% | volatile |
| 159 | Curaçao | -9.1 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 3,698.3% | volatile |
| 160 | Zambia | -9.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 704.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Lithuania, Republic of | -9.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Poland, Republic of | -9.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 155.4% | volatile |
| 163 | Slovak Republic | -10.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Belgium | -10.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 759.6% | volatile |
| 165 | Armenia, Republic of | -10.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 936.9% | volatile |
| 166 | Bulgaria | -10.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 68.5% | volatile |
| 167 | Greenland | -10.95 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 1,007.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Cambodia | -11.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 169 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | -11.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 145.1% | volatile |
| 170 | United Kingdom | -11.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,543.6% | volatile |
| 171 | Brazil | -11.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 486.3% | volatile |
| 172 | Romania | -12.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 256.7% | volatile |
| 173 | Chile | -12.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 606.9% | volatile |
| 174 | Seychelles | -12.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 393.9% | volatile |
| 175 | Bolivia | -12.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6,523.9% | volatile |
| 176 | Colombia | -13.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,488.9% | volatile |
| 177 | Moldova, Republic of | -13.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4,999.5% | volatile |
| 178 | Monaco | -14.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 283.4% | volatile |
| 179 | New Zealand | -14.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 180 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | -15.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 331.7% | volatile |
| 181 | Ecuador | -15.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 868.9% | volatile |
| 182 | Ghana | -15.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 316.3% | volatile |
| 183 | Kyrgyz Republic | -15.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 295.4% | volatile |
| 184 | Kenya | -15.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 33.8% | volatile |
| 185 | Palestine | -16.18 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 796.8% | volatile |
| 186 | Iceland | -16.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 910.4% | volatile |
| 187 | Ukraine | -17.54 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 508.5% | volatile |
| 188 | Kiribati | -17.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 73.5% | volatile |
| 189 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | -18.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 986.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Libya | -22.7 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 191 | Palau, Republic of | -23.07 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 490.2% | volatile |
| 192 | Samoa | -23.88 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 1,863.5% | volatile |
| 193 | Oman | -24.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 466.9% | volatile |
| 194 | South Africa | -25.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 327.6% | volatile |
| 195 | Senegal | -25.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 176.5% | volatile |
| 196 | Israel | -28.38 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 423.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Niger | -31.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 758.6% | volatile |
| 198 | Nepal | -32.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3,392.6% | volatile |
| 199 | Grenada | -34.68 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 2,721.7% | volatile |
| 200 | Somalia | -39.55 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 361.5% | volatile |
| 201 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | -47.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 892.0% | volatile |
| 202 | Indonesia | -49.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 236.0% | volatile |
| 203 | French Polynesia | -52.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 4,237.3% | volatile |
| 204 | Tonga | -69.7 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 205 | Haiti | -77.38 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 206 | Madagascar, Republic of | -91.32 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 5,239.3% | volatile |
| 207 | Bhutan | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 894.9% | volatile |
| 207 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | -100 % change on previous year | 2013 | down 3,645.3% | volatile |
| 207 | Guinea | -100 % change on previous year | 2012 | down 5,208.2% | volatile |
| 207 | Guinea-Bissau | -100 % change on previous year | 2010 | down 221.4% | volatile |
| 207 | Naoero, Republic of | -100 % change on previous year | 2010 | down 3,600.0% | volatile |
| 207 | Chad | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 925.1% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South Asia 23.81 % change on previous year
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 23.81 % change on previous year
- Low income 16.67 % change on previous year
- Lower middle income 13.25 % change on previous year
- Pacific island small states 4.45 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 4.41 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 4.41 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 2.44 % change on previous year
- Caribbean Small States 1.05 % change on previous year
- Africa Western and Central 0 % change on previous year
- IDA total 0 % change on previous year
- IDA blend 0 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Fixed telephone subscriptions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Fixed telephone subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Fixed telephone subscriptions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.