What is fixed telephone subscriptions in South Asia?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in South Asia was 3.1 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 South Asia?

The highest recorded value was 3.84 per 100 people in 2005.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in South Asia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0835 per 100 people in 1961.

How does South Asia rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

South Asia ranks 34th out of 48 groups with data for 2025.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in South Asia?

Over the last ten years it is up 63.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this South Asia 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 South Asia

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

South Asia: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 3.1 per 100 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

3.1 per 100 people

Change on year

up 24.0%

Rank

34th

of 48 groups

All-time high

3.84 per 100 people

in 2005

All-time low

0.0835 per 100 people

in 1961

Years of data

1960–2025

Fixed telephone subscriptions in South Asia, 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 South Asia is 3.1 per 100 people, measured in 2025.

The figure is up 24.0% on the previous year and up 63.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in South Asia peaked at 3.84 per 100 people in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0835 per 100 people, in 1961.

South Asia ranks 34th of 48 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1081 per 100 people	0.0835 per 100 people	0.1326 per 100 people	10
1970s	0.2129 per 100 people	0.1724 per 100 people	0.2801 per 100 people	10
1980s	0.3852 per 100 people	0.2918 per 100 people	0.5166 per 100 people	10
1990s	1.19 per 100 people	0.5572 per 100 people	2.23 per 100 people	10
2000s	3.19 per 100 people	2.64 per 100 people	3.84 per 100 people	10
2010s	2.08 per 100 people	1.5 per 100 people	2.83 per 100 people	10
2020s	2.12 per 100 people	1.5 per 100 people	3.1 per 100 people	6

Countries ranked near South Asia

31 Saint Kitts and Nevis 33.4 per 100 people compare
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

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More infrastructure data for South Asia

Fixed telephone subscriptions 52.00 million (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 81.7 per 100 people (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.38 billion (2025)
Air transport, passengers carried 196.80 million (2023)
Air transport, freight 2,231 million ton-km (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 1.44 million (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 1,880 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 1,141 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 67.8% (2025)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 7.4% (2022)

All data for South Asia →

Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in South Asia?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in South Asia was 3.1 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 South Asia?: The highest recorded value was 3.84 per 100 people in 2005.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in South Asia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0835 per 100 people in 1961.
How does South Asia rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: South Asia ranks 34th out of 48 groups with data for 2025.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in South Asia?: Over the last ten years it is up 63.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this South Asia 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.