Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in IDA total
IDA total: Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled was 22.00 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in IDA total, 1966–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in IDA total is 22.00 million, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in IDA total peaked at 29.32 million in 2010 and was at its lowest, 518,845, in 1966.
That places IDA total 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in IDA total, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 518,845 | — |
| 1967 | 518,845 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 518,845 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 518,845 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 780,168 | +50.4% |
| 1971 | 805,328 | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 805,328 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 805,328 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 805,328 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.60 million | +98.8% |
| 1976 | 1.74 million | +8.9% |
| 1977 | 1.89 million | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 2.03 million | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 2.19 million | +8.0% |
| 1980 | 2.37 million | +8.2% |
| 1981 | 2.88 million | +21.4% |
| 1982 | 3.12 million | +8.1% |
| 1983 | 3.40 million | +9.0% |
| 1984 | 3.70 million | +9.0% |
| 1985 | 3.98 million | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 4.31 million | +8.2% |
| 1987 | 4.62 million | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 4.93 million | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 5.42 million | +9.9% |
| 1990 | 5.80 million | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 6.33 million | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 6.76 million | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 7.36 million | +8.8% |
| 1994 | 8.03 million | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 8.95 million | +11.4% |
| 1996 | 9.79 million | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 10.56 million | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 11.56 million | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 12.66 million | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 13.82 million | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 14.88 million | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 16.55 million | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 18.34 million | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 19.96 million | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 21.98 million | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 24.05 million | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 25.51 million | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 26.34 million | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 28.93 million | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 29.32 million | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 28.75 million | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 28.67 million | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 28.52 million | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 26.98 million | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 25.70 million | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 25.20 million | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 23.90 million | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 24.50 million | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 26.10 million | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 26.00 million | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 24.00 million | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 24.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 23.00 million | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 22.00 million | -4.3% |
| 2025 | 22.00 million | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in IDA total 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +98.8% | 805,328 | 1.60 million |
| 1970 | +50.4% | 518,845 | 780,168 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 518,845 | 518,845 | 518,845 | 4 |
| 1970s | 1.35 million | 780,168 | 2.19 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.87 million | 2.37 million | 5.42 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.78 million | 5.80 million | 12.66 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.03 million | 13.82 million | 28.93 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.76 million | 23.90 million | 29.32 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.50 million | 22.00 million | 26.00 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More infrastructure data for IDA total
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.73 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 87.1 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 22.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.1 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0111 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8712 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 1.73 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in IDA total?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in IDA total was 22.00 million in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 29.32 million in 2010.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 518,845 in 1966.
- How does IDA total rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled?
- IDA total ranks 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA 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.