What is fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA total?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA total was 1.1 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 total?

The highest recorded value was 2.11 per 100 people in 2009.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.1687 per 100 people in 1966.

How does IDA total rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

IDA total ranks 38th out of 48 groups with data for 2025.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in IDA total?

Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this IDA total 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 total

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

IDA total: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 1.1 per 100 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

1.1 per 100 people

Change on year

unchanged

Rank

38th

of 48 groups

All-time high

2.11 per 100 people

in 2009

All-time low

0.1687 per 100 people

in 1966

Years of data

1966–2025

Fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA total, 1966–2025

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 total is 1.1 per 100 people, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 31.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA total peaked at 2.11 per 100 people in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1687 per 100 people, in 1966.

That places IDA total 38th out of 48 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1693 per 100 people	0.1687 per 100 people	0.1699 per 100 people	4
1970s	0.285 per 100 people	0.1819 per 100 people	0.4286 per 100 people	10
1980s	0.5323 per 100 people	0.4562 per 100 people	0.6497 per 100 people	10
1990s	0.8967 per 100 people	0.6774 per 100 people	1.17 per 100 people	10
2000s	1.7 per 100 people	1.25 per 100 people	2.11 per 100 people	10
2010s	1.7 per 100 people	1.4 per 100 people	2.07 per 100 people	10
2020s	1.23 per 100 people	1.1 per 100 people	1.4 per 100 people	6

Countries ranked near IDA total

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
40 Faroe Islands 27.66 per 100 people compare
41 Israel 27.66 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for IDA total

Fixed telephone subscriptions 22.00 million (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 87.1 per 100 people (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.73 billion (2025)
Air transport, passengers carried 81.07 million (2023)
Air transport, freight 5,784 million ton-km (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 1.06 million (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 6,986 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 3,750 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 38.9% (2025)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 7.6% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA total?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA total was 1.1 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 total?: The highest recorded value was 2.11 per 100 people in 2009.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in IDA total?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1687 per 100 people in 1966.
How does IDA total rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: IDA total ranks 38th out of 48 groups with data for 2025.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in IDA total?: Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this IDA total 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

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: 06 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.