Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Bhutan
Bhutan: Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled was 0 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Bhutan, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Bhutan stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Bhutan peaked at 33,000 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places Bhutan 207th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 250 | — |
| 1966 | 250 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 250 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 250 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 250 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 385 | +54.0% |
| 1971 | 385 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 385 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 385 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 385 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 570 | +48.1% |
| 1976 | 670 | +17.5% |
| 1977 | 670 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 670 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1,100 | +64.2% |
| 1980 | 1,190 | +8.2% |
| 1981 | 1,200 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 1,300 | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 1,400 | +7.7% |
| 1984 | 1,450 | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 1,500 | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 1,600 | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 1,650 | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 1,700 | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 1,838 | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 1,871 | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 2,500 | +33.6% |
| 1992 | 2,959 | +18.4% |
| 1993 | 3,809 | +28.7% |
| 1994 | 4,572 | +20.0% |
| 1995 | 5,243 | +14.7% |
| 1996 | 6,074 | +15.8% |
| 1997 | 6,430 | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 10,437 | +62.3% |
| 1999 | 11,990 | +14.9% |
| 2000 | 14,145 | +18.0% |
| 2001 | 17,553 | +24.1% |
| 2002 | 19,615 | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 23,657 | +20.6% |
| 2004 | 30,285 | +28.0% |
| 2005 | 33,000 | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 31,526 | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 29,857 | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 27,475 | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 26,348 | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 26,292 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 27,490 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 27,005 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 26,485 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 23,823 | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 21,811 | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 21,081 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 21,364 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 22,015 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 21,581 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 22,987 | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 19,680 | -14.4% |
| 2022 | 19,566 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 18,410 | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 0 | -100.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 102,714. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0 is below the median for South Asia, which is 346,336. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -100.0% | 18,410 | 0 |
| 1979 | +64.2% | 670 | 1,100 |
| 1998 | +62.3% | 6,430 | 10,437 |
| 1970 | +54.0% | 250 | 385 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 125 | 0 | 250 | 10 |
| 1970s | 560.5 | 385 | 1,100 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,483 | 1,190 | 1,838 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,588 | 1,871 | 11,990 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,346 | 14,145 | 33,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,895 | 21,081 | 27,490 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,129 | 0 | 22,987 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 204 Benin 1,350 compare
- 205 Sierra Leone 269 compare
- 206 Kiribati 14 compare
- 207 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 compare
- 207 Guinea 0 compare
- 207 Guinea-Bissau 0 compare
- 207 Nauru 0 compare
- 207 South Sudan 0 compare
- 207 Chad 0 compare
More infrastructure data for Bhutan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 789,606 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 99.76 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9976 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 789,606 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Bhutan?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Bhutan was 0 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 33,000 in 2005.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Bhutan rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled?
- Bhutan ranks 207th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fixed telephone subscriptions with 153 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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
Fixed telephone subscriptions with 153 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.