Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in World
World: Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled was 815.00 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in World, 1966–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2025, fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in World stood at 815.00 million.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in World peaked at 1.26 billion in 2006 and was at its lowest, 116.34 million, in 1966.
That places World 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 116.34 million | — |
| 1967 | 116.34 million | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 116.34 million | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 116.34 million | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 137.39 million | +18.1% |
| 1971 | 158.44 million | +15.3% |
| 1972 | 158.44 million | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 158.44 million | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 158.44 million | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 229.13 million | +44.6% |
| 1976 | 243.36 million | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 259.05 million | +6.4% |
| 1978 | 275.75 million | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 294.23 million | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 310.83 million | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 336.62 million | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 351.91 million | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 368.58 million | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 385.18 million | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 403.51 million | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 420.36 million | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 441.04 million | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 464.61 million | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 489.42 million | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 517.58 million | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 543.08 million | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 570.94 million | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 602.71 million | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 642.26 million | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 688.18 million | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 738.05 million | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 792.11 million | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 838.35 million | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 904.52 million | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 1.24 billion | +37.4% |
| 2006 | 1.26 billion | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.25 billion | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.25 billion | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.25 billion | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.23 billion | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.20 billion | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 1.18 billion | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.14 billion | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.09 billion | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 1.05 billion | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 1.01 billion | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 984.30 million | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 954.90 million | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 925.40 million | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 903.00 million | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 890.00 million | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 872.00 million | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 858.00 million | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 833.00 million | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 815.00 million | -2.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in World 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 | +44.6% | 158.44 million | 229.13 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 116.34 million | 116.34 million | 116.34 million | 4 |
| 1970s | 207.27 million | 137.39 million | 294.23 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 397.20 million | 310.83 million | 489.42 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 683.78 million | 517.58 million | 904.52 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.25 billion | 1.24 billion | 1.26 billion | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.08 billion | 925.40 million | 1.23 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 861.83 million | 815.00 million | 903.00 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
More infrastructure data for World
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 9.17 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 111.5 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 815.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.9 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0992 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.12 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 9.17 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in World?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in World was 815.00 million in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 billion in 2006.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 116.34 million in 1966.
- How does World rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled?
- World ranks 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this World 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.