Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate in World
World: Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate was -2.16 % change on previous year in 2025. β Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate in World, 1967β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
World recorded -2.16 % change on previous year for fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate in 2025.
That represents a change of up 25.8% on the previous year and up 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate in World peaked at 44.62 % change on previous year in 1975 and was at its lowest, -4.47 % change on previous year, in 2015.
World ranks 20th of 47 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 3 |
| 1970s | 8.8 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 44.62 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1980s | 5.23 % change on previous year | 4.18 % change on previous year | 8.3 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.34 % change on previous year | 4.93 % change on previous year | 7.89 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2095 % change on previous year | -0.571 % change on previous year | 1.42 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 2010s | -2.99 % change on previous year | -4.47 % change on previous year | -1.86 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.09 % change on previous year | -2.91 % change on previous year | -1.44 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
- 17 Egypt 6.22 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Morocco 5.66 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Tuvalu 5.65 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Lebanon 5.59 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Brunei Darussalam 5.3 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Tunisia 5.23 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Nicaragua 4.48 % change on previous year compare
More infrastructure data for World
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 9.17 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 111.5 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 815.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.9 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0992 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 815.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.12 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 9.17 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate in World?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate in World was -2.16 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 44.62 % change on previous year in 1975.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.47 % change on previous year in 2015.
- How does World rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate?
- World ranks 20th out of 47 regions with data for 2025.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.