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Fixed telephone subscriptions in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Fixed telephone subscriptions was 0.7035 per 100 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
0.7035 per 100 people
Change on year
up 11.2%
Rank
40th
of 47 groups
All-time high
1.1 per 100 people
in 2010
All-time low
0.1309 per 100 people
in 1966
Years of data
58
1965–2022

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1965–2022

0.20.40.60.811.2196519932022

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

Analysis

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 0.7035 per 100 people for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2022.

The figure is up 11.2% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 1.1 per 100 people in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1309 per 100 people, in 1966.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 40th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year

Year per 100 people Change
1965 0.1432 per 100 people —
1966 0.1309 per 100 people -8.6%
1967 0.131 per 100 people +0.1%
1968 0.1311 per 100 people +0.1%
1969 0.1312 per 100 people +0.1%
1970 0.1688 per 100 people +28.7%
1971 0.1636 per 100 people -3.1%
1972 0.1639 per 100 people +0.2%
1973 0.1642 per 100 people +0.2%
1974 0.1645 per 100 people +0.2%
1975 0.2062 per 100 people +25.4%
1976 0.2082 per 100 people +1.0%
1977 0.2084 per 100 people +0.1%
1978 0.2186 per 100 people +4.9%
1979 0.2269 per 100 people +3.8%
1980 0.2863 per 100 people +26.2%
1981 0.2831 per 100 people -1.1%
1982 0.2916 per 100 people +3.0%
1983 0.2994 per 100 people +2.7%
1984 0.3104 per 100 people +3.7%
1985 0.3165 per 100 people +2.0%
1986 0.3254 per 100 people +2.8%
1987 0.3291 per 100 people +1.1%
1988 0.3356 per 100 people +2.0%
1989 0.3482 per 100 people +3.8%
1990 0.3614 per 100 people +3.8%
1991 0.3754 per 100 people +3.9%
1992 0.3881 per 100 people +3.4%
1993 0.4011 per 100 people +3.4%
1994 0.4187 per 100 people +4.4%
1995 0.4427 per 100 people +5.7%
1996 0.4956 per 100 people +12.0%
1997 0.5312 per 100 people +7.2%
1998 0.5905 per 100 people +11.2%
1999 0.6629 per 100 people +12.3%
2000 0.7412 per 100 people +11.8%
2001 0.7892 per 100 people +6.5%
2002 0.8744 per 100 people +10.8%
2003 0.933 per 100 people +6.7%
2004 1.02 per 100 people +9.2%
2005 0.9767 per 100 people -4.2%
2006 1.06 per 100 people +8.2%
2007 1.09 per 100 people +2.7%
2008 1.09 per 100 people +0.4%
2009 1.08 per 100 people -0.9%
2010 1.1 per 100 people +2.0%
2011 1.09 per 100 people -1.3%
2012 1.05 per 100 people -3.1%
2013 0.9884 per 100 people -6.2%
2014 1.01 per 100 people +2.0%
2015 0.9203 per 100 people -8.8%
2016 0.9155 per 100 people -0.5%
2017 0.8659 per 100 people -5.4%
2018 0.7323 per 100 people -15.4%
2019 0.736 per 100 people +0.5%
2020 0.6993 per 100 people -5.0%
2021 0.6329 per 100 people -9.5%
2022 0.7035 per 100 people +11.2%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.

YearChange FromTo
1970 +28.7% 0.1312 per 100 people 0.1688 per 100 people

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.1335 per 100 people 0.1309 per 100 people 0.1432 per 100 people 5
1970s 0.1893 per 100 people 0.1636 per 100 people 0.2269 per 100 people 10
1980s 0.3126 per 100 people 0.2831 per 100 people 0.3482 per 100 people 10
1990s 0.4668 per 100 people 0.3614 per 100 people 0.6629 per 100 people 10
2000s 0.9648 per 100 people 0.7412 per 100 people 1.09 per 100 people 10
2010s 0.9412 per 100 people 0.7323 per 100 people 1.1 per 100 people 10
2020s 0.6786 per 100 people 0.6329 per 100 people 0.7035 per 100 people 3

Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

  1. 37 Slovenia 28.67 per 100 people compare
  2. 38 Croatia 28.46 per 100 people compare
  3. 39 Brunei 27.72 per 100 people compare
  4. 40 Faroe Islands 27.66 per 100 people compare
  5. 41 Israel 27.66 per 100 people compare
  6. 42 Canada 27.6 per 100 people compare
  7. 43 Hungary 26 per 100 people compare

See the full ranking of 261 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 0.7035 per 100 people in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
The highest recorded value was 1.1 per 100 people in 2010.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1309 per 100 people in 1966.
How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2022.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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
261 places, 14,535 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.