Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.0319 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Lower middle income, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 0.0319 units per person for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.8% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Lower middle income peaked at 0.0319 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 units per person, in 1964.
That places Lower middle income 31st out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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, per capita in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0012 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0012 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0011 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0011 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0011 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0013 units per person | +23.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0016 units per person | +20.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0016 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0015 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0015 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0022 units per person | +46.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0022 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0021 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0021 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.002 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0032 units per person | +58.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0034 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0037 units per person | +7.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0038 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 0.004 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0039 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0047 units per person | +17.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0052 units per person | +11.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0055 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0058 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0062 units per person | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0067 units per person | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 0.007 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0074 units per person | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 0.008 units per person | +7.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0085 units per person | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0093 units per person | +9.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0103 units per person | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0115 units per person | +12.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0131 units per person | +13.8% |
| 1995 | 0.015 units per person | +14.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0171 units per person | +14.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0195 units per person | +14.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0224 units per person | +14.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0258 units per person | +15.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0288 units per person | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0274 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0252 units per person | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.025 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0249 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0228 units per person | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.024 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0251 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0258 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0285 units per person | +10.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0319 units per person | +11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0029 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.006 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 0.008 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0152 units per person | 0.0085 units per person | 0.0258 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0262 units per person | 0.0249 units per person | 0.0288 units per person | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.0263 units per person | 0.0228 units per person | 0.0319 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 28 Italy 0.3444 units per person compare
- 29 United Kingdom 0.3431 units per person compare
- 30 Singapore 0.3381 units per person compare
- 31 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.334 units per person compare
- 32 Aruba 0.322 units per person compare
- 33 Montenegro 0.3083 units per person compare
- 34 Iran 0.3083 units per person 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 3 per 100 people (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, per capita in Lower middle income?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Lower middle income was 0.0319 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0319 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 units per person in 1964.
- How does Lower middle income rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Lower middle income ranks 31st out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lower middle income 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.