Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled was 443.00 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in IDA & IBRD total, 1975–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2025, fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in IDA & IBRD total stood at 443.00 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 737.38 million in 2007 and was at its lowest, 29.89 million, in 1975.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 29.89 million | — |
| 1976 | 32.71 million | +9.4% |
| 1977 | 36.34 million | +11.1% |
| 1978 | 39.75 million | +9.4% |
| 1979 | 43.94 million | +10.5% |
| 1980 | 47.34 million | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 52.69 million | +11.3% |
| 1982 | 57.11 million | +8.4% |
| 1983 | 61.38 million | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 66.22 million | +7.9% |
| 1985 | 71.66 million | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 77.36 million | +8.0% |
| 1987 | 83.50 million | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 91.07 million | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 98.80 million | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 107.69 million | +9.0% |
| 1991 | 118.23 million | +9.8% |
| 1992 | 131.22 million | +11.0% |
| 1993 | 148.04 million | +12.8% |
| 1994 | 170.94 million | +15.5% |
| 1995 | 198.37 million | +16.0% |
| 1996 | 229.56 million | +15.7% |
| 1997 | 264.11 million | +15.0% |
| 1998 | 300.14 million | +13.6% |
| 1999 | 343.88 million | +14.6% |
| 2000 | 403.49 million | +17.3% |
| 2001 | 462.98 million | +14.7% |
| 2002 | 513.56 million | +10.9% |
| 2003 | 574.09 million | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 649.99 million | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 696.81 million | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 724.87 million | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 737.38 million | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 732.60 million | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 713.56 million | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 694.08 million | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 675.49 million | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 663.03 million | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 635.63 million | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 603.38 million | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 562.90 million | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 531.50 million | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 517.40 million | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 501.70 million | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 487.00 million | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 473.00 million | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 467.00 million | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 462.00 million | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 463.00 million | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 450.00 million | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 443.00 million | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.53 million | 29.89 million | 43.94 million | 5 |
| 1980s | 70.71 million | 47.34 million | 98.80 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 201.22 million | 107.69 million | 343.88 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 620.93 million | 403.49 million | 737.38 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 587.21 million | 487.00 million | 694.08 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 459.67 million | 443.00 million | 473.00 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
More infrastructure data for IDA & IBRD total
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.55 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 107.8 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 443.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.3 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0633 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.08 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 7.55 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in IDA & IBRD total?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in IDA & IBRD total was 443.00 million in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 737.38 million in 2007.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.89 million in 1975.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.