What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The highest recorded value was 21.66 per 100 people in 2007.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2239 per 100 people in 1975.

How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.

Fixed telephone subscriptions in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Name: Fixed telephone subscriptions in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
Creator: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Fixed telephone subscriptions was 8.7 per 100 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

8.7 per 100 people

Change on year

down 6.5%

Rank

23rd

of 45 groups

All-time high

21.66 per 100 people

in 2007

All-time low

0.2239 per 100 people

in 1975

Years of data

1975–2025

Fixed telephone subscriptions in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1975–2025

Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.

Analysis

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 8.7 per 100 people for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2025.

The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 21.66 per 100 people in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2239 per 100 people, in 1975.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Fixed telephone subscriptions in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1975 to 2025.
Year	per 100 people	Change
1975	0.2239 per 100 people	—
1976	0.2324 per 100 people	+3.8%
1977	0.2461 per 100 people	+5.9%
1978	0.2597 per 100 people	+5.5%
1979	0.2765 per 100 people	+6.5%
1980	0.3015 per 100 people	+9.0%
1981	0.3177 per 100 people	+5.4%
1982	0.3279 per 100 people	+3.2%
1983	0.348 per 100 people	+6.1%
1984	0.3792 per 100 people	+8.9%
1985	0.4172 per 100 people	+10.0%
1986	0.4614 per 100 people	+10.6%
1987	0.4969 per 100 people	+7.7%
1988	0.5621 per 100 people	+13.1%
1989	0.6358 per 100 people	+13.1%
1990	0.7368 per 100 people	+15.9%
1991	0.8725 per 100 people	+18.4%
1992	1.1 per 100 people	+26.1%
1993	1.52 per 100 people	+37.8%
1994	2.21 per 100 people	+45.8%
1995	3.13 per 100 people	+41.6%
1996	4.09 per 100 people	+30.6%
1997	5.06 per 100 people	+23.9%
1998	6.09 per 100 people	+20.3%
1999	7.32 per 100 people	+20.1%
2000	9.36 per 100 people	+28.0%
2001	11.35 per 100 people	+21.2%
2002	13.21 per 100 people	+16.4%
2003	15.77 per 100 people	+19.4%
2004	18.72 per 100 people	+18.7%
2005	21.21 per 100 people	+13.3%
2006	21.56 per 100 people	+1.7%
2007	21.66 per 100 people	+0.5%
2008	20.95 per 100 people	-3.3%
2009	19.76 per 100 people	-5.7%
2010	18.72 per 100 people	-5.2%
2011	17.77 per 100 people	-5.1%
2012	17.21 per 100 people	-3.2%
2013	15.97 per 100 people	-7.2%
2014	14.73 per 100 people	-7.8%
2015	12.9 per 100 people	-12.4%
2016	11.6 per 100 people	-10.1%
2017	11.2 per 100 people	-3.4%
2018	10.8 per 100 people	-3.6%
2019	10.7 per 100 people	-0.9%
2020	10.2 per 100 people	-4.7%
2021	10.1 per 100 people	-1.0%
2022	9.9 per 100 people	-2.0%
2023	9.9 per 100 people	+0.0%
2024	9.3 per 100 people	-6.1%
2025	8.7 per 100 people	-6.5%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.2477 per 100 people	0.2239 per 100 people	0.2765 per 100 people	5
1980s	0.4248 per 100 people	0.3015 per 100 people	0.6358 per 100 people	10
1990s	3.21 per 100 people	0.7368 per 100 people	7.32 per 100 people	10
2000s	17.35 per 100 people	9.36 per 100 people	21.66 per 100 people	10
2010s	14.16 per 100 people	10.7 per 100 people	18.72 per 100 people	10
2020s	9.68 per 100 people	8.7 per 100 people	10.2 per 100 people	6

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

20 Northern Mariana Islands 42.26 per 100 people compare
21 Republic of Korea 41.17 per 100 people compare
22 Luxembourg 39.81 per 100 people compare
23 Austria 38.17 per 100 people compare
24 Spain 38.05 per 100 people compare
25 Mauritius 36.88 per 100 people compare
26 Serbia 36.69 per 100 people compare

See the full ranking of 260 places →

More infrastructure data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.79 billion (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 131 per 100 people (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 185.00 million (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0874 units per person (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 185.00 million (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.32 units per person (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 2.79 billion (2025)

All data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) →

Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 8.7 per 100 people in 2025, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The highest recorded value was 21.66 per 100 people in 2007.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2239 per 100 people in 1975.
How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit: per 100 people
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 260 places, 14,528 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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.