Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled was 6.00 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Least developed countries, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Least developed countries is 6.00 million, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Least developed countries peaked at 8.71 million in 2014 and was at its lowest, 320,351, in 1970.
Least developed countries ranks 34th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 320,351 | — |
| 1971 | 323,726 | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 323,726 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 323,726 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 323,726 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 426,460 | +31.7% |
| 1976 | 462,382 | +8.4% |
| 1977 | 484,901 | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 510,070 | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 532,170 | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 562,196 | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 651,671 | +15.9% |
| 1982 | 754,722 | +15.8% |
| 1983 | 804,782 | +6.6% |
| 1984 | 857,590 | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 939,689 | +9.6% |
| 1986 | 1.02 million | +8.5% |
| 1987 | 1.09 million | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 1.15 million | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 1.23 million | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 1.35 million | +10.4% |
| 1991 | 1.43 million | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 1.50 million | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 1.59 million | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 1.71 million | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 1.84 million | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 2.04 million | +10.8% |
| 1997 | 2.27 million | +11.2% |
| 1998 | 2.59 million | +14.1% |
| 1999 | 2.96 million | +14.4% |
| 2000 | 3.44 million | +16.1% |
| 2001 | 3.90 million | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 4.54 million | +16.5% |
| 2003 | 5.34 million | +17.6% |
| 2004 | 5.88 million | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 6.17 million | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 6.67 million | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 6.94 million | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 7.37 million | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 7.74 million | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 8.40 million | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 8.18 million | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 8.54 million | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 8.47 million | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 8.71 million | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 8.13 million | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 8.61 million | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 7.93 million | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 6.23 million | -21.4% |
| 2019 | 8.63 million | +38.5% |
| 2020 | 8.00 million | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 6.00 million | -25.0% |
| 2022 | 6.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6.00 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 403,124 | 320,351 | 532,170 | 10 |
| 1980s | 906,389 | 562,196 | 1.23 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.93 million | 1.35 million | 2.96 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.80 million | 3.44 million | 7.74 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.18 million | 6.23 million | 8.71 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.33 million | 6.00 million | 8.00 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More infrastructure data for Least developed countries
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.05 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 86.3 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.5 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0049 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 0.864 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 1.05 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Least developed countries?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Least developed countries was 6.00 million in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 8.71 million in 2014.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 320,351 in 1970.
- How does Least developed countries rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled?
- Least developed countries ranks 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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.