Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) by country
Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.
Countries reporting
214
Highest
95.48 per 100 people
Monaco
Lowest
0 per 100 people
Chad
Median
10.25 per 100 people
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
14,535
What the numbers show
Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) is currently reported for 214 countries. The highest value is 95.48 per 100 people in Monaco; the lowest is 0 per 100 people in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.25 per 100 people, and the mean is 14.83 per 100 people.
Over the past decade 47 countries rose and 162 fell. The largest increase was in Gabon (up 182.7%), and the largest decrease in Bhutan (down 100.0%).
Fixed telephone subscriptions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 95.48 per 100 people | 2024 | down 31.8% | rising |
| 2 | United States Virgin Islands | 87.66 per 100 people | 2022 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 3 | Andorra | 64.95 per 100 people | 2024 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 4 | British Virgin Islands | 61.93 per 100 people | 2024 | up 72.3% | rising |
| 5 | France | 56.11 per 100 people | 2023 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Portugal | 53 per 100 people | 2024 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Cayman Islands | 49.97 per 100 people | 2022 | down 23.6% | rising |
| 8 | Japan | 47.7 per 100 people | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 9 | Malta | 47.35 per 100 people | 2024 | down 10.7% | volatile |
| 10 | San Marino | 46.93 per 100 people | 2022 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 11 | Greece | 46.69 per 100 people | 2024 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Belarus | 45.76 per 100 people | 2024 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Gibraltar | 45.61 per 100 people | 2022 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Germany | 45.42 per 100 people | 2024 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Palau | 45.1 per 100 people | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 16 | Hong Kong | 44.57 per 100 people | 2024 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Bermuda | 43.59 per 100 people | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 18 | Guam | 43.17 per 100 people | 2022 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Barbados | 42.97 per 100 people | 2022 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Northern Mariana Islands | 42.26 per 100 people | 2022 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 21 | South Korea | 41.17 per 100 people | 2024 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Luxembourg | 39.81 per 100 people | 2022 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 23 | Austria | 38.17 per 100 people | 2024 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 24 | Spain | 38.05 per 100 people | 2024 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Mauritius | 36.88 per 100 people | 2024 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Serbia | 36.69 per 100 people | 2024 | down 8.6% | flat |
| 27 | Uruguay | 35.62 per 100 people | 2024 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Singapore | 34.99 per 100 people | 2024 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 29 | United Kingdom | 34.38 per 100 people | 2024 | down 32.9% | rising |
| 30 | Italy | 34.21 per 100 people | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 31 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 33.4 per 100 people | 2022 | down 21.4% | rising |
| 32 | Aruba | 32.05 per 100 people | 2022 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 33 | Iran | 30.83 per 100 people | 2024 | down 14.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Switzerland | 30.59 per 100 people | 2024 | down 42.7% | rising |
| 35 | Montenegro | 30.1 per 100 people | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 36 | Antigua and Barbuda | 29.43 per 100 people | 2022 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Slovenia | 28.67 per 100 people | 2024 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 38 | Croatia | 28.46 per 100 people | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Brunei | 27.72 per 100 people | 2024 | up 61.3% | rising |
| 40 | Faroe Islands | 27.66 per 100 people | 2022 | down 28.8% | rising |
| 41 | Israel | 27.66 per 100 people | 2023 | down 36.9% | rising |
| 42 | Canada | 27.6 per 100 people | 2024 | down 40.0% | rising |
| 43 | Hungary | 26 per 100 people | 2024 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Cyprus | 25.4 per 100 people | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 45 | North Macedonia | 25.02 per 100 people | 2024 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 46 | Liechtenstein | 24.81 per 100 people | 2024 | down 48.9% | rising |
| 47 | Curacao | 24.79 per 100 people | 2023 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 48 | Moldova | 24.19 per 100 people | 2024 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Puerto Rico | 23.84 per 100 people | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 50 | United States | 23.61 per 100 people | 2024 | down 40.6% | rising |
| 51 | French Polynesia | 23.47 per 100 people | 2023 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Bahamas | 23.2 per 100 people | 2024 | down 29.4% | rising |
| 53 | Malaysia | 23.11 per 100 people | 2024 | up 60.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Mexico | 22.56 per 100 people | 2024 | up 45.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Australia | 22.28 per 100 people | 2024 | down 42.8% | rising |
| 56 | Netherlands | 21.81 per 100 people | 2024 | down 46.5% | rising |
| 57 | Belgium | 21.18 per 100 people | 2024 | down 47.6% | rising |
| 58 | Tuvalu | 21.15 per 100 people | 2022 | up 59.5% | volatile |
| 59 | United Arab Emirates | 20.8 per 100 people | 2024 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 60 | Ireland | 20.51 per 100 people | 2024 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 61 | American Samoa | 20.05 per 100 people | 2022 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 62 | Saudi Arabia | 19.75 per 100 people | 2024 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Trinidad and Tobago | 19.75 per 100 people | 2024 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Suriname | 19.56 per 100 people | 2024 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 65 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18.43 per 100 people | 2024 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 66 | Iceland | 17.42 per 100 people | 2024 | down 66.7% | rising |
| 67 | Uzbekistan | 17.39 per 100 people | 2024 | up 109.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Panama | 17.36 per 100 people | 2023 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 69 | Qatar | 17.21 per 100 people | 2024 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 70 | Saint Lucia | 17.14 per 100 people | 2022 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Libya | 16.86 per 100 people | 2022 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Estonia | 16.72 per 100 people | 2024 | down 46.1% | rising |
| 73 | New Caledonia | 16.22 per 100 people | 2022 | down 44.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Laos | 16.1 per 100 people | 2023 | up 51.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Lebanon | 16.09 per 100 people | 2022 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 76 | Jamaica | 15.99 per 100 people | 2024 | up 75.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Tunisia | 15.97 per 100 people | 2024 | up 89.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Bahrain | 15.93 per 100 people | 2024 | down 26.5% | rising |
| 79 | Guyana | 15.04 per 100 people | 2022 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Mongolia | 14.94 per 100 people | 2024 | up 90.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Algeria | 14.81 per 100 people | 2024 | up 87.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Grenada | 14.53 per 100 people | 2022 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Cuba | 14.49 per 100 people | 2024 | up 29.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Russia | 14.31 per 100 people | 2023 | down 48.9% | rising |
| 85 | Argentina | 14.05 per 100 people | 2024 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 86 | El Salvador | 13.96 per 100 people | 2024 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Azerbaijan | 12.82 per 100 people | 2024 | down 31.2% | rising |
| 88 | Seychelles | 12.4 per 100 people | 2024 | down 38.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Colombia | 11.94 per 100 people | 2024 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Costa Rica | 11.9 per 100 people | 2024 | down 35.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Kazakhstan | 11.87 per 100 people | 2024 | down 51.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Kuwait | 11.83 per 100 people | 2023 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 93 | China | 11.73 per 100 people | 2024 | down 34.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Cape Verde | 11.68 per 100 people | 2024 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Denmark | 11.68 per 100 people | 2024 | down 64.8% | rising |
| 96 | Syria | 11.52 per 100 people | 2024 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Iraq | 11.46 per 100 people | 2024 | up 115.0% | rising |
| 98 | Poland | 11.45 per 100 people | 2024 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Egypt | 11.37 per 100 people | 2024 | up 75.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Macao | 11.28 per 100 people | 2024 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Dominica | 11.1 per 100 people | 2021 | down 48.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Latvia | 10.94 per 100 people | 2024 | down 45.5% | flat |
| 103 | New Zealand | 10.82 per 100 people | 2024 | down 73.6% | rising |
| 104 | Czechia | 10.79 per 100 people | 2024 | down 43.3% | rising |
| 105 | Guatemala | 10.77 per 100 people | 2024 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Brazil | 10.63 per 100 people | 2024 | down 51.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Turkey | 10.32 per 100 people | 2024 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Turkmenistan | 10.17 per 100 people | 2022 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 109 | Dominican Republic | 10.06 per 100 people | 2024 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 110 | Armenia | 10 per 100 people | 2024 | down 49.0% | rising |
| 111 | Romania | 9.06 per 100 people | 2024 | down 60.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 9.02 per 100 people | 2024 | down 59.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Greenland | 8.92 per 100 people | 2022 | down 73.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 8.84 per 100 people | 2022 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 115 | Chile | 8.79 per 100 people | 2024 | down 54.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Venezuela | 8.51 per 100 people | 2024 | down 67.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Fiji | 8.37 per 100 people | 2024 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Oman | 8.27 per 100 people | 2024 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Slovakia | 8.26 per 100 people | 2024 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Bulgaria | 8.17 per 100 people | 2024 | down 67.5% | flat |
| 121 | Morocco | 7.98 per 100 people | 2024 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Sweden | 7.51 per 100 people | 2024 | down 80.7% | falling |
| 123 | Palestine | 7.09 per 100 people | 2023 | down 24.1% | rising |
| 124 | Lithuania | 7.05 per 100 people | 2024 | down 64.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Sri Lanka | 6.85 per 100 people | 2024 | down 45.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Georgia | 6.78 per 100 people | 2024 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Ecuador | 6.72 per 100 people | 2024 | down 55.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Kosovo | 6.53 per 100 people | 2022 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 128 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 6.53 per 100 people | 2022 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 130 | Albania | 5.92 per 100 people | 2024 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Micronesia (country) | 5.78 per 100 people | 2022 | down 25.8% | rising |
| 132 | Thailand | 5.45 per 100 people | 2024 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Marshall Islands | 4.86 per 100 people | 2022 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 134 | North Korea | 4.48 per 100 people | 2022 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 135 | Belize | 4.42 per 100 people | 2022 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Honduras | 4.25 per 100 people | 2024 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Jordan | 4.21 per 100 people | 2024 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Peru | 4.08 per 100 people | 2024 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 139 | Philippines | 3.82 per 100 people | 2024 | up 28.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Ukraine | 3.8 per 100 people | 2023 | down 85.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Nicaragua | 3.54 per 100 people | 2024 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 142 | Botswana | 3.3 per 100 people | 2024 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Tonga | 3.12 per 100 people | 2022 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Paraguay | 3 per 100 people | 2023 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Bolivia | 2.97 per 100 people | 2024 | down 63.2% | rising |
| 146 | Eswatini | 2.87 per 100 people | 2024 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 147 | India | 2.7 per 100 people | 2024 | up 31.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Finland | 2.67 per 100 people | 2024 | down 77.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Gabon | 2.64 per 100 people | 2024 | up 182.7% | falling |
| 150 | Vietnam | 2.62 per 100 people | 2024 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Namibia | 2.55 per 100 people | 2024 | down 67.7% | rising |
| 152 | Djibouti | 2.49 per 100 people | 2023 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Maldives | 2.27 per 100 people | 2024 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 154 | Tajikistan | 2.21 per 100 people | 2023 | down 57.2% | flat |
| 155 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.18 per 100 people | 2024 | down 71.0% | rising |
| 156 | Samoa | 2.12 per 100 people | 2022 | down 49.6% | rising |
| 157 | Eritrea | 2 per 100 people | 2022 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 158 | Yemen | 1.9 per 100 people | 2022 | down 51.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Zimbabwe | 1.79 per 100 people | 2024 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 160 | Papua New Guinea | 1.69 per 100 people | 2022 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 161 | Indonesia | 1.64 per 100 people | 2024 | down 83.8% | volatile |
| 162 | Senegal | 1.61 per 100 people | 2024 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 163 | Gambia | 1.6 per 100 people | 2024 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 164 | South Africa | 1.58 per 100 people | 2024 | down 75.9% | rising |
| 165 | Nepal | 1.38 per 100 people | 2024 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 166 | Mali | 1.33 per 100 people | 2022 | up 101.4% | volatile |
| 167 | Norway | 1.31 per 100 people | 2024 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 168 | Comoros | 1.04 per 100 people | 2023 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 169 | Myanmar | 1.03 per 100 people | 2024 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 170 | Pakistan | 1.01 per 100 people | 2024 | down 55.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Vanuatu | 0.9262 per 100 people | 2024 | down 57.9% | volatile |
| 172 | Solomon Islands | 0.8934 per 100 people | 2022 | down 36.4% | rising |
| 173 | Togo | 0.8258 per 100 people | 2024 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 174 | Ghana | 0.7824 per 100 people | 2024 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 175 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.7663 per 100 people | 2024 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 176 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.7561 per 100 people | 2024 | down 78.1% | volatile |
| 177 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.6315 per 100 people | 2022 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 178 | Ethiopia | 0.5798 per 100 people | 2024 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 179 | Afghanistan | 0.4389 per 100 people | 2023 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 180 | Niger | 0.4349 per 100 people | 2024 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 181 | Uganda | 0.3918 per 100 people | 2024 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Burkina Faso | 0.347 per 100 people | 2024 | down 49.2% | volatile |
| 183 | Zambia | 0.3457 per 100 people | 2024 | down 52.0% | rising |
| 184 | Lesotho | 0.3414 per 100 people | 2024 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 185 | Sudan | 0.3155 per 100 people | 2022 | down 72.6% | volatile |
| 186 | Mauritania | 0.3095 per 100 people | 2024 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 187 | Somalia | 0.2996 per 100 people | 2023 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 188 | Congo | 0.2917 per 100 people | 2022 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 189 | Cameroon | 0.2318 per 100 people | 2024 | down 95.6% | volatile |
| 190 | Angola | 0.2119 per 100 people | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Cambodia | 0.1649 per 100 people | 2024 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Bangladesh | 0.1641 per 100 people | 2024 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 193 | East Timor | 0.1207 per 100 people | 2024 | down 59.9% | falling |
| 194 | Liberia | 0.1164 per 100 people | 2022 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 195 | Tanzania | 0.1142 per 100 people | 2024 | down 62.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Burundi | 0.1049 per 100 people | 2023 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 197 | Kenya | 0.101 per 100 people | 2024 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 198 | Mozambique | 0.0818 per 100 people | 2024 | down 75.7% | rising |
| 199 | Rwanda | 0.0649 per 100 people | 2024 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 200 | Nigeria | 0.0441 per 100 people | 2024 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 201 | Central African Republic | 0.041 per 100 people | 2022 | up 129.5% | volatile |
| 202 | Malawi | 0.0225 per 100 people | 2024 | down 80.3% | volatile |
| 203 | Haiti | 0.0118 per 100 people | 2022 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 204 | Madagascar | 0.0109 per 100 people | 2023 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 205 | Kiribati | 0.0104 per 100 people | 2024 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 206 | Benin | 0.0093 per 100 people | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 207 | Sierra Leone | 0.0033 per 100 people | 2022 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 208 | Bhutan | 0 per 100 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 208 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0 per 100 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 208 | Guinea | 0 per 100 people | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 208 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 per 100 people | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 208 | Nauru | 0 per 100 people | 2022 | — | falling |
| 208 | South Sudan | 0 per 100 people | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 208 | Chad | 0 per 100 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Euro area 41.34 per 100 people
- Post-demographic dividend 35.97 per 100 people
- European Union 35.52 per 100 people
- OECD members 31.35 per 100 people
- High income 28 per 100 people
- Europe & Central Asia 23.3 per 100 people
- North America 23 per 100 people
- Caribbean Small States 18.32 per 100 people
- Central Europe and the Baltics 14.73 per 100 people
- Other small states 14.39 per 100 people
- Small states 13.5 per 100 people
- Late-demographic dividend 12.38 per 100 people
- East Asia & Pacific 12 per 100 people
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 12 per 100 people
- Latin America & Caribbean 12 per 100 people
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 11.8 per 100 people
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 11.4 per 100 people
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 11.3 per 100 people
- Upper middle income 11 per 100 people
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 10.2 per 100 people
- World 9.9 per 100 people
- Arab World 9.48 per 100 people
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 9.4 per 100 people
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 9.4 per 100 people
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 8.7 per 100 people
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 8.7 per 100 people
- IBRD only 8.4 per 100 people
- Middle income 7.26 per 100 people
- Low & middle income 6.81 per 100 people
- IDA & IBRD total 6.3 per 100 people
- Early-demographic dividend 5.17 per 100 people
- Pacific island small states 3.65 per 100 people
- South Asia 3.1 per 100 people
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 3.1 per 100 people
- Lower middle income 3 per 100 people
- IDA blend 1.5 per 100 people
- IDA total 1.1 per 100 people
- Low income 1 per 100 people
- IDA only 0.9 per 100 people
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 0.7035 per 100 people
About this data
Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.