Fixed telephone subscriptions in Brunei
Brunei: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 27.72 per 100 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Brunei, 1977–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 27.72 per 100 people for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 61.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Brunei peaked at 27.72 per 100 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.22 per 100 people, in 1977.
That places Brunei 39th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Brunei, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 4.22 per 100 people | — |
| 1978 | 4.65 per 100 people | +10.3% |
| 1979 | 5.22 per 100 people | +12.2% |
| 1980 | 5.91 per 100 people | +13.1% |
| 1981 | 7.22 per 100 people | +22.2% |
| 1982 | 7.48 per 100 people | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 8.19 per 100 people | +9.6% |
| 1984 | 8.85 per 100 people | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 9.37 per 100 people | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 9.7 per 100 people | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 10.35 per 100 people | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 11.22 per 100 people | +8.4% |
| 1989 | 11.9 per 100 people | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 13.7 per 100 people | +15.1% |
| 1991 | 14.9 per 100 people | +8.8% |
| 1992 | 17.8 per 100 people | +19.5% |
| 1993 | 19.9 per 100 people | +11.8% |
| 1994 | 21.7 per 100 people | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 23.4 per 100 people | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 26.4 per 100 people | +12.8% |
| 1997 | 25.1 per 100 people | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 24.9 per 100 people | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 24.8 per 100 people | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 24.66 per 100 people | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 26.53 per 100 people | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 23.9 per 100 people | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 23.63 per 100 people | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 23.55 per 100 people | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 23.37 per 100 people | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 21.99 per 100 people | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 21.45 per 100 people | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 21.38 per 100 people | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 20.92 per 100 people | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 20.37 per 100 people | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 19.99 per 100 people | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 17.49 per 100 people | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 17.19 per 100 people | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 18 per 100 people | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 17.36 per 100 people | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 19.36 per 100 people | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 18.86 per 100 people | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 19.56 per 100 people | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 23.22 per 100 people | +18.7% |
| 2021 | 24.86 per 100 people | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 26.84 per 100 people | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 26.54 per 100 people | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 27.72 per 100 people | +4.4% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 27.72 per 100 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 24.32 per 100 people, 1.1× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 27.72 per 100 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.82 per 100 people, 2.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.7 per 100 people | 4.22 per 100 people | 5.22 per 100 people | 3 |
| 1980s | 9.02 per 100 people | 5.91 per 100 people | 11.9 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.26 per 100 people | 13.7 per 100 people | 26.4 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.14 per 100 people | 20.92 per 100 people | 26.53 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.69 per 100 people | 17.19 per 100 people | 20.37 per 100 people | 9 |
| 2020s | 25.84 per 100 people | 23.22 per 100 people | 27.72 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More infrastructure data for Brunei
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 546,615 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 118.13 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 128,276 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2772 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 5.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 128,276 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.18 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 546,615 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Brunei?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Brunei was 27.72 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 27.72 per 100 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.22 per 100 people in 1977.
- How does Brunei rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Brunei ranks 39th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.