Fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA blend
IDA blend: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 1.5 per 100 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA blend, 1960–2025
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA blend is 1.5 per 100 people, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA blend peaked at 2.47 per 100 people in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1575 per 100 people, in 1960.
That places IDA blend 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1575 per 100 people | — |
| 1961 | 0.1592 per 100 people | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 0.1598 per 100 people | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1605 per 100 people | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1611 per 100 people | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1945 per 100 people | +20.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1951 per 100 people | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1956 per 100 people | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1961 per 100 people | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.231 per 100 people | +17.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2316 per 100 people | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.232 per 100 people | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2324 per 100 people | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.6611 per 100 people | +184.4% |
| 1982 | 0.6737 per 100 people | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.7223 per 100 people | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7681 per 100 people | +6.3% |
| 1985 | 0.798 per 100 people | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.8462 per 100 people | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 0.895 per 100 people | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 0.9408 per 100 people | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 1.04 per 100 people | +10.7% |
| 1990 | 1.07 per 100 people | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 1.17 per 100 people | +9.2% |
| 1992 | 1.23 per 100 people | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 1.32 per 100 people | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 1.4 per 100 people | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 1.49 per 100 people | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 1.54 per 100 people | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 1.57 per 100 people | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 1.6 per 100 people | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 1.65 per 100 people | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 1.7 per 100 people | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 1.74 per 100 people | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.84 per 100 people | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 1.95 per 100 people | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 2.05 per 100 people | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 2.23 per 100 people | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 2.32 per 100 people | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 2.19 per 100 people | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 2.05 per 100 people | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 2.47 per 100 people | +20.5% |
| 2010 | 2.28 per 100 people | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 2.11 per 100 people | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 2.02 per 100 people | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 2.07 per 100 people | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.88 per 100 people | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 1.6 per 100 people | -14.7% |
| 2016 | 1.6 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.5 per 100 people | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 1.4 per 100 people | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 1.7 per 100 people | +21.4% |
| 2020 | 1.7 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.6 per 100 people | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 1.6 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.5 per 100 people | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 1.5 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.5 per 100 people | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA blend 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +184.4% | 0.2324 per 100 people | 0.6611 per 100 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1755 per 100 people | 0.1575 per 100 people | 0.1961 per 100 people | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2318 per 100 people | 0.231 per 100 people | 0.2324 per 100 people | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.8163 per 100 people | 0.6611 per 100 people | 1.04 per 100 people | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.4 per 100 people | 1.07 per 100 people | 1.65 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.06 per 100 people | 1.7 per 100 people | 2.47 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.82 per 100 people | 1.4 per 100 people | 2.28 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.57 per 100 people | 1.5 per 100 people | 1.7 per 100 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 33 Iran 30.83 per 100 people compare
- 34 Switzerland 30.59 per 100 people compare
- 35 Montenegro 30.1 per 100 people compare
- 36 Antigua and Barbuda 29.43 per 100 people compare
- 37 Slovenia 28.67 per 100 people compare
- 38 Croatia 28.46 per 100 people compare
- 39 Brunei 27.72 per 100 people compare
More infrastructure data for IDA blend
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 581.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 84.2 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0145 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 10.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8423 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 581.00 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA blend?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA blend was 1.5 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 IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 2.47 per 100 people in 2009.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1575 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does IDA blend rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- IDA blend ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.