What is fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA only?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA only was 0.9 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 only?

The highest recorded value was 1.99 per 100 people in 2008.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in IDA only?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1599 per 100 people in 1971.

How does IDA only rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

IDA only ranks 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in IDA only?

Over the last ten years it is down 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this IDA only 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 IDA only

Name: Fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA only
Creator: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

IDA only: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 0.9 per 100 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.9 per 100 people

Change on year

unchanged

Rank

39th

of 47 groups

All-time high

1.99 per 100 people

in 2008

All-time low

0.1599 per 100 people

in 1971

Years of data

1970–2025

Fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA only, 1970–2025

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 only is 0.9 per 100 people, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 43.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA only peaked at 1.99 per 100 people in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1599 per 100 people, in 1971.

IDA only ranks 39th 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 IDA only, year by year

Annual values for Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) in IDA only, 1970 to 2025.
Year	per 100 people	Change
1970	0.1641 per 100 people	—
1971	0.1599 per 100 people	-2.6%
1972	0.1605 per 100 people	+0.3%
1973	0.1611 per 100 people	+0.4%
1974	0.1616 per 100 people	+0.4%
1975	0.2373 per 100 people	+46.8%
1976	0.246 per 100 people	+3.7%
1977	0.2555 per 100 people	+3.9%
1978	0.2751 per 100 people	+7.7%
1979	0.2901 per 100 people	+5.4%
1980	0.3309 per 100 people	+14.1%
1981	0.3513 per 100 people	+6.1%
1982	0.3504 per 100 people	-0.3%
1983	0.3671 per 100 people	+4.8%
1984	0.388 per 100 people	+5.7%
1985	0.4081 per 100 people	+5.2%
1986	0.426 per 100 people	+4.4%
1987	0.431 per 100 people	+1.2%
1988	0.4429 per 100 people	+2.7%
1989	0.4557 per 100 people	+2.9%
1990	0.4799 per 100 people	+5.3%
1991	0.4933 per 100 people	+2.8%
1992	0.5062 per 100 people	+2.6%
1993	0.5312 per 100 people	+4.9%
1994	0.5636 per 100 people	+6.1%
1995	0.629 per 100 people	+11.6%
1996	0.695 per 100 people	+10.5%
1997	0.7532 per 100 people	+8.4%
1998	0.8468 per 100 people	+12.4%
1999	0.9324 per 100 people	+10.1%
2000	1.02 per 100 people	+9.5%
2001	1.1 per 100 people	+7.5%
2002	1.21 per 100 people	+10.4%
2003	1.33 per 100 people	+10.2%
2004	1.47 per 100 people	+10.2%
2005	1.57 per 100 people	+6.5%
2006	1.74 per 100 people	+11.0%
2007	1.89 per 100 people	+8.6%
2008	1.99 per 100 people	+5.2%
2009	1.92 per 100 people	-3.3%
2010	1.97 per 100 people	+2.4%
2011	1.93 per 100 people	-1.9%
2012	1.9 per 100 people	-1.6%
2013	1.8 per 100 people	-5.4%
2014	1.68 per 100 people	-6.3%
2015	1.6 per 100 people	-5.0%
2016	1.5 per 100 people	-6.3%
2017	1.4 per 100 people	-6.7%
2018	1.4 per 100 people	+0.0%
2019	1.4 per 100 people	+0.0%
2020	1.3 per 100 people	-7.1%
2021	1.1 per 100 people	-15.4%
2022	1.1 per 100 people	+0.0%
2023	1 per 100 people	-9.1%
2024	0.9 per 100 people	-10.0%
2025	0.9 per 100 people	+0.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA only 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
1975	+46.8%	0.1616 per 100 people	0.2373 per 100 people

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.2111 per 100 people	0.1599 per 100 people	0.2901 per 100 people	10
1980s	0.3951 per 100 people	0.3309 per 100 people	0.4557 per 100 people	10
1990s	0.643 per 100 people	0.4799 per 100 people	0.9324 per 100 people	10
2000s	1.52 per 100 people	1.02 per 100 people	1.99 per 100 people	10
2010s	1.66 per 100 people	1.4 per 100 people	1.97 per 100 people	10
2020s	1.05 per 100 people	0.9 per 100 people	1.3 per 100 people	6

Countries ranked near IDA only

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
40 Faroe Islands 27.66 per 100 people compare
41 Israel 27.66 per 100 people compare
42 Canada 27.6 per 100 people compare

See the full ranking of 261 places →

More infrastructure data for IDA only

Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.15 billion (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 88.6 per 100 people (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 12.00 million (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0093 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 12.00 million (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8866 units per person (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 1.15 billion (2025)

All data for IDA only →

Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA only?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA only was 0.9 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 only?: The highest recorded value was 1.99 per 100 people in 2008.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in IDA only?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1599 per 100 people in 1971.
How does IDA only rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: IDA only ranks 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in IDA only?: Over the last ten years it is down 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this IDA only 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: 17 September 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.