What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Least developed countries?

The highest recorded value was 0.9961 per 100 people in 2010.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Least developed countries?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1157 per 100 people in 1971.

How does Least developed countries rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Least developed countries ranks 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Least developed countries?

Over the last ten years it is down 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Least developed 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 Least developed countries

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

Least developed countries: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 0.5 per 100 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.5 per 100 people

Change on year

unchanged

Rank

42nd

of 47 groups

All-time high

0.9961 per 100 people

in 2010

All-time low

0.1157 per 100 people

in 1971

Years of data

1970–2025

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Least developed countries, 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 Least developed countries is 0.5 per 100 people, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 41.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Least developed countries peaked at 0.9961 per 100 people in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1157 per 100 people, in 1971.

That places Least developed countries 42nd 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 Least developed countries, year by year

Annual values for Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) in Least developed countries, 1970 to 2025.
Year	per 100 people	Change
1970	0.1192 per 100 people	—
1971	0.1157 per 100 people	-2.9%
1972	0.116 per 100 people	+0.2%
1973	0.1163 per 100 people	+0.2%
1974	0.1166 per 100 people	+0.2%
1975	0.1367 per 100 people	+17.3%
1976	0.142 per 100 people	+3.9%
1977	0.1471 per 100 people	+3.5%
1978	0.1534 per 100 people	+4.3%
1979	0.1596 per 100 people	+4.0%
1980	0.1759 per 100 people	+10.2%
1981	0.1809 per 100 people	+2.8%
1982	0.1865 per 100 people	+3.1%
1983	0.1937 per 100 people	+3.8%
1984	0.2009 per 100 people	+3.7%
1985	0.2144 per 100 people	+6.7%
1986	0.2267 per 100 people	+5.7%
1987	0.2329 per 100 people	+2.8%
1988	0.2401 per 100 people	+3.1%
1989	0.2486 per 100 people	+3.5%
1990	0.2678 per 100 people	+7.7%
1991	0.2766 per 100 people	+3.3%
1992	0.2807 per 100 people	+1.5%
1993	0.2888 per 100 people	+2.9%
1994	0.3024 per 100 people	+4.7%
1995	0.3186 per 100 people	+5.4%
1996	0.3442 per 100 people	+8.0%
1997	0.3735 per 100 people	+8.5%
1998	0.4158 per 100 people	+11.3%
1999	0.464 per 100 people	+11.6%
2000	0.526 per 100 people	+13.4%
2001	0.5818 per 100 people	+10.6%
2002	0.6606 per 100 people	+13.5%
2003	0.7595 per 100 people	+15.0%
2004	0.843 per 100 people	+11.0%
2005	0.8641 per 100 people	+2.5%
2006	0.9187 per 100 people	+6.3%
2007	0.9296 per 100 people	+1.2%
2008	0.9638 per 100 people	+3.7%
2009	0.9507 per 100 people	-1.4%
2010	0.9961 per 100 people	+4.8%
2011	0.9477 per 100 people	-4.9%
2012	0.9649 per 100 people	+1.8%
2013	0.9345 per 100 people	-3.2%
2014	0.938 per 100 people	+0.4%
2015	0.8552 per 100 people	-8.8%
2016	0.8831 per 100 people	+3.3%
2017	0.8102 per 100 people	-8.3%
2018	0.7333 per 100 people	-9.5%
2019	0.8443 per 100 people	+15.1%
2020	0.8 per 100 people	-5.3%
2021	0.6 per 100 people	-25.0%
2022	0.6 per 100 people	+0.0%
2023	0.6 per 100 people	+0.0%
2024	0.5 per 100 people	-16.7%
2025	0.5 per 100 people	+0.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions in Least developed countries 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
2021	-25.0%	0.8 per 100 people	0.6 per 100 people

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.1323 per 100 people	0.1157 per 100 people	0.1596 per 100 people	10
1980s	0.2101 per 100 people	0.1759 per 100 people	0.2486 per 100 people	10
1990s	0.3332 per 100 people	0.2678 per 100 people	0.464 per 100 people	10
2000s	0.7998 per 100 people	0.526 per 100 people	0.9638 per 100 people	10
2010s	0.8907 per 100 people	0.7333 per 100 people	0.9961 per 100 people	10
2020s	0.6 per 100 people	0.5 per 100 people	0.8 per 100 people	6

Countries ranked near Least developed countries

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
43 Hungary 26 per 100 people compare
44 Cyprus 25.4 per 100 people compare
45 North Macedonia 25.02 per 100 people compare

See the full ranking of 261 places →

More infrastructure data for Least developed countries

Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.05 billion (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 86.3 per 100 people (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.00 million (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0049 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 6.00 million (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.864 units per person (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 1.05 billion (2025)

All data for Least developed countries →

Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Least developed countries?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Least developed countries was 0.5 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 Least developed countries?: The highest recorded value was 0.9961 per 100 people in 2010.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Least developed countries?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1157 per 100 people in 1971.
How does Least developed countries rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Least developed countries ranks 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Least developed countries?: Over the last ten years it is down 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Least developed 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: 261 places, 14,535 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 01 October 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.