Fixed telephone subscriptions in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 3 per 100 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Lower middle income, 1960–2025
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 3 per 100 people for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2025.
The figure is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Lower middle income peaked at 3.91 per 100 people in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1311 per 100 people, in 1960.
Lower middle income ranks 35th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1311 per 100 people | — |
| 1961 | 0.1313 per 100 people | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.1316 per 100 people | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.132 per 100 people | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1323 per 100 people | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1637 per 100 people | +23.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1761 per 100 people | +7.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1764 per 100 people | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1767 per 100 people | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.177 per 100 people | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.2352 per 100 people | +32.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2165 per 100 people | -8.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2167 per 100 people | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2169 per 100 people | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2171 per 100 people | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.3324 per 100 people | +53.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3524 per 100 people | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3779 per 100 people | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3976 per 100 people | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 0.4184 per 100 people | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 0.4372 per 100 people | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.462 per 100 people | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 0.4826 per 100 people | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.5109 per 100 people | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 0.5383 per 100 people | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5806 per 100 people | +7.9% |
| 1986 | 0.6221 per 100 people | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 0.6508 per 100 people | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 0.6866 per 100 people | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 0.7406 per 100 people | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 0.7906 per 100 people | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 0.8683 per 100 people | +9.8% |
| 1992 | 0.9521 per 100 people | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 1.07 per 100 people | +12.2% |
| 1994 | 1.22 per 100 people | +13.9% |
| 1995 | 1.39 per 100 people | +14.4% |
| 1996 | 1.59 per 100 people | +14.3% |
| 1997 | 1.81 per 100 people | +14.1% |
| 1998 | 2.09 per 100 people | +14.9% |
| 1999 | 2.41 per 100 people | +15.4% |
| 2000 | 2.75 per 100 people | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 3.1 per 100 people | +12.7% |
| 2002 | 3.31 per 100 people | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 3.38 per 100 people | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 3.84 per 100 people | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 3.77 per 100 people | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 3.64 per 100 people | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 3.73 per 100 people | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 3.84 per 100 people | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 3.91 per 100 people | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 3.6 per 100 people | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 3.22 per 100 people | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 3.05 per 100 people | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 2.73 per 100 people | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 2.55 per 100 people | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 2.4 per 100 people | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 2.3 per 100 people | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 2.2 per 100 people | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 2.2 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.1 per 100 people | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 2.1 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.2 per 100 people | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 2.3 per 100 people | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 2.4 per 100 people | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 2.7 per 100 people | +12.5% |
| 2025 | 3 per 100 people | +11.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions in Lower middle income 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 | +53.1% | 0.2171 per 100 people | 0.3324 per 100 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1528 per 100 people | 0.1311 per 100 people | 0.177 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2981 per 100 people | 0.2165 per 100 people | 0.4184 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5712 per 100 people | 0.4372 per 100 people | 0.7406 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.42 per 100 people | 0.7906 per 100 people | 2.41 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.53 per 100 people | 2.75 per 100 people | 3.91 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.63 per 100 people | 2.1 per 100 people | 3.6 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.45 per 100 people | 2.1 per 100 people | 3 per 100 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 32 Aruba 32.05 per 100 people compare
- 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
More infrastructure data for Lower middle income
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.84 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 89.9 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 94.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0319 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 13.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 94.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9646 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 2.84 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Lower middle income?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Lower middle income was 3 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 3.91 per 100 people in 2009.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1311 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Lower middle income rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Lower middle income ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lower middle income 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.