Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled was 313.00 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Upper middle income, 1975–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Upper middle income is 313.00 million, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Upper middle income peaked at 425.30 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.62 million, in 1975.
Upper middle income ranks 9th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 16.62 million | — |
| 1976 | 18.26 million | +9.9% |
| 1977 | 19.96 million | +9.3% |
| 1978 | 21.87 million | +9.6% |
| 1979 | 23.72 million | +8.4% |
| 1980 | 25.81 million | +8.8% |
| 1981 | 28.37 million | +9.9% |
| 1982 | 30.77 million | +8.5% |
| 1983 | 32.96 million | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 35.75 million | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 38.72 million | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 41.88 million | +8.2% |
| 1987 | 45.64 million | +9.0% |
| 1988 | 50.52 million | +10.7% |
| 1989 | 55.21 million | +9.3% |
| 1990 | 60.75 million | +10.0% |
| 1991 | 67.17 million | +10.6% |
| 1992 | 76.53 million | +13.9% |
| 1993 | 88.93 million | +16.2% |
| 1994 | 106.39 million | +19.6% |
| 1995 | 127.26 million | +19.6% |
| 1996 | 150.96 million | +18.6% |
| 1997 | 175.75 million | +16.4% |
| 1998 | 202.38 million | +15.2% |
| 1999 | 234.88 million | +16.1% |
| 2015 | 425.30 million | +81.1% |
| 2016 | 400.70 million | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 393.90 million | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 381.10 million | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 369.40 million | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 358.00 million | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 354.00 million | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 348.00 million | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 348.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 329.00 million | -5.5% |
| 2025 | 313.00 million | -4.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Upper middle income 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +81.1% | 234.88 million | 425.30 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.09 million | 16.62 million | 23.72 million | 5 |
| 1980s | 38.56 million | 25.81 million | 55.21 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 129.10 million | 60.75 million | 234.88 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 394.08 million | 369.40 million | 425.30 million | 5 |
| 2020s | 341.67 million | 313.00 million | 358.00 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More infrastructure data for Upper middle income
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.76 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 132.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 313.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1017 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.22 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 3.76 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Upper middle income?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Upper middle income was 313.00 million in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 425.30 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.62 million in 1975.
- How does Upper middle income rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled?
- Upper middle income ranks 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.