Fixed telephone subscriptions in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 10.17 per 100 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
10.17 per 100 people
Change on year
down 10.0%
World rank
108th
of 214 countries
All-time high
11.3 per 100 people
in 2021
All-time low
2.38 per 100 people
in 1975
Years of data
48
1975–2022
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Turkmenistan, 1975–2022
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 Turkmenistan is 10.17 per 100 people, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 10.0% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Turkmenistan peaked at 11.3 per 100 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.38 per 100 people, in 1975.
Turkmenistan ranks 108th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 2.38 per 100 people | — |
| 1976 | 2.7 per 100 people | +13.7% |
| 1977 | 3.01 per 100 people | +11.4% |
| 1978 | 3.3 per 100 people | +9.7% |
| 1979 | 3.58 per 100 people | +8.4% |
| 1980 | 3.84 per 100 people | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 4.09 per 100 people | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 4.32 per 100 people | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 4.54 per 100 people | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 4.74 per 100 people | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 4.93 per 100 people | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 5.09 per 100 people | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 5.25 per 100 people | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 5.5 per 100 people | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 5.8 per 100 people | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 5.85 per 100 people | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 6.15 per 100 people | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 6.31 per 100 people | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 6.57 per 100 people | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 7.4 per 100 people | +12.6% |
| 1995 | 7.64 per 100 people | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 7.93 per 100 people | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 8.16 per 100 people | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 8.03 per 100 people | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 7.99 per 100 people | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 7.95 per 100 people | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 8.29 per 100 people | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 7.84 per 100 people | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 7.73 per 100 people | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 7.83 per 100 people | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 7.88 per 100 people | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 8.23 per 100 people | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 8.74 per 100 people | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 8.94 per 100 people | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 9.07 per 100 people | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 9.35 per 100 people | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 9.62 per 100 people | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 9.9 per 100 people | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 10.14 per 100 people | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 10.28 per 100 people | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 10.43 per 100 people | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 10.46 per 100 people | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 10.48 per 100 people | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 11.19 per 100 people | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 11.24 per 100 people | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 11.24 per 100 people | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 11.3 per 100 people | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 10.17 per 100 people | -10.0% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 10.17 per 100 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.63 per 100 people, 96% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 10.17 per 100 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19.47 per 100 people, 52% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.99 per 100 people | 2.38 per 100 people | 3.58 per 100 people | 5 |
| 1980s | 4.81 per 100 people | 3.84 per 100 people | 5.8 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.2 per 100 people | 5.85 per 100 people | 8.16 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.25 per 100 people | 7.73 per 100 people | 9.07 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.31 per 100 people | 9.35 per 100 people | 11.24 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.91 per 100 people | 10.17 per 100 people | 11.3 per 100 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
More infrastructure data for Turkmenistan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.25 million (2021)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 88.19 per 100 people (2021)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 735,547 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1017 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.25 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 735,547 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8819 units per person (2021)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 6.25 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Turkmenistan?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Turkmenistan was 10.17 per 100 people in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3 per 100 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.38 per 100 people in 1975.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Turkmenistan ranks 108th out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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.