Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in IDA total
IDA total: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.0111 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in IDA total, 1966–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in IDA total is 0.0111 units per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in IDA total peaked at 0.0206 units per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.001 units per person, in 1969.
IDA total ranks 35th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in IDA total, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 0.0011 units per person | — |
| 1967 | 0.0011 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0011 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.001 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0015 units per person | +46.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0015 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0015 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0015 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0014 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0027 units per person | +93.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0029 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0031 units per person | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0032 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0034 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0036 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0042 units per person | +18.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0044 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0047 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 0.005 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0052 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0055 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0057 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0059 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0064 units per person | +7.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0066 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.007 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0073 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0078 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0083 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 0.009 units per person | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0095 units per person | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 0.01 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0107 units per person | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0115 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0122 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0128 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0139 units per person | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 0.015 units per person | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 0.016 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0172 units per person | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0184 units per person | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.019 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0192 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0206 units per person | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0204 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0195 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.019 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0185 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0172 units per person | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 0.016 units per person | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0154 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0143 units per person | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0143 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0149 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0145 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0131 units per person | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0129 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0121 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0113 units per person | -6.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0111 units per person | -2.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in IDA total 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 | +93.6% | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0027 units per person |
| 1970 | +46.5% | 0.001 units per person | 0.0015 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 4 |
| 1970s | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0064 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0088 units per person | 0.0066 units per person | 0.0115 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0164 units per person | 0.0122 units per person | 0.0206 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.017 units per person | 0.0143 units per person | 0.0204 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0125 units per person | 0.0111 units per person | 0.0145 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 32 Aruba 0.322 units per person compare
- 33 Montenegro 0.3083 units per person compare
- 34 Iran 0.3083 units per person compare
- 35 Moldova 0.3056 units per person compare
- 36 Switzerland 0.3031 units per person compare
- 37 Curacao 0.2973 units per person compare
- 38 Antigua and Barbuda 0.2943 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for IDA total
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.73 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 87.1 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 22.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.1 per 100 people (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 22.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8712 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 1.73 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in IDA total?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in IDA total was 0.0111 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0206 units per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 units per person in 1969.
- How does IDA total rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- IDA total ranks 35th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA total data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fixed telephone subscriptions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Fixed telephone subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.