What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

The highest recorded value was 17.4 units per square kilometre in 2005.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.128 units per square kilometre in 1961.

How does South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

Name: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre was 10.16 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

10.16 units per square kilometre

Change on year

up 9.7%

Rank

7th

of 45 groups

All-time high

17.4 units per square kilometre

in 2005

All-time low

0.128 units per square kilometre

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) is 10.16 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 9.7% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 17.4 units per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.128 units per square kilometre, in 1961.

That places South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), year by year

Annual values for Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), 1961 to 2023.
Year	units per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.128 units per square kilometre	—
1962	0.128 units per square kilometre	+0.0%
1963	0.128 units per square kilometre	+0.0%
1964	0.128 units per square kilometre	+0.0%
1965	0.2255 units per square kilometre	+76.1%
1966	0.2255 units per square kilometre	+0.0%
1967	0.2255 units per square kilometre	+0.0%
1968	0.2255 units per square kilometre	+0.0%
1969	0.2255 units per square kilometre	+0.0%
1970	0.3635 units per square kilometre	+61.3%
1971	0.3635 units per square kilometre	+0.0%
1972	0.3635 units per square kilometre	+0.0%
1973	0.3635 units per square kilometre	+0.0%
1974	0.3635 units per square kilometre	+0.0%
1975	0.5379 units per square kilometre	+47.9%
1976	0.5909 units per square kilometre	+9.9%
1977	0.6321 units per square kilometre	+7.0%
1978	0.684 units per square kilometre	+8.2%
1979	0.7377 units per square kilometre	+7.9%
1980	0.7866 units per square kilometre	+6.6%
1981	0.8452 units per square kilometre	+7.4%
1982	0.9022 units per square kilometre	+6.7%
1983	0.9802 units per square kilometre	+8.6%
1984	1.07 units per square kilometre	+9.2%
1985	1.17 units per square kilometre	+9.0%
1986	1.29 units per square kilometre	+10.5%
1987	1.41 units per square kilometre	+9.2%
1988	1.54 units per square kilometre	+9.6%
1989	1.72 units per square kilometre	+11.3%
1990	1.89 units per square kilometre	+10.3%
1991	2.2 units per square kilometre	+16.1%
1992	2.54 units per square kilometre	+15.3%
1993	3 units per square kilometre	+18.3%
1994	3.64 units per square kilometre	+21.3%
1995	4.4 units per square kilometre	+20.8%
1996	5.27 units per square kilometre	+19.9%
1997	6.35 units per square kilometre	+20.4%
1998	7.6 units per square kilometre	+19.7%
1999	9.2 units per square kilometre	+21.0%
2000	11.07 units per square kilometre	+20.4%
2001	13 units per square kilometre	+17.4%
2002	14.02 units per square kilometre	+7.9%
2003	14.39 units per square kilometre	+2.6%
2004	15.83 units per square kilometre	+10.0%
2005	17.4 units per square kilometre	+9.9%
2006	14.85 units per square kilometre	-14.7%
2007	14.56 units per square kilometre	-1.9%
2008	14.33 units per square kilometre	-1.6%
2009	14.56 units per square kilometre	+1.6%
2010	14.02 units per square kilometre	-3.7%
2011	13.16 units per square kilometre	-6.2%
2012	12.6 units per square kilometre	-4.2%
2013	12 units per square kilometre	-4.8%
2014	10.92 units per square kilometre	-9.0%
2015	10.22 units per square kilometre	-6.5%
2016	9.5 units per square kilometre	-7.0%
2017	9.11 units per square kilometre	-4.1%
2018	8.87 units per square kilometre	-2.6%
2019	8.52 units per square kilometre	-4.0%
2020	7.47 units per square kilometre	-12.3%
2021	8.37 units per square kilometre	+12.0%
2022	9.26 units per square kilometre	+10.7%
2023	10.16 units per square kilometre	+9.7%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 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
1965	+76.1%	0.128 units per square kilometre	0.2255 units per square kilometre

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1821 units per square kilometre	0.128 units per square kilometre	0.2255 units per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.5 units per square kilometre	0.3635 units per square kilometre	0.7377 units per square kilometre	10
1980s	1.17 units per square kilometre	0.7866 units per square kilometre	1.72 units per square kilometre	10
1990s	4.61 units per square kilometre	1.89 units per square kilometre	9.2 units per square kilometre	10
2000s	14.4 units per square kilometre	11.07 units per square kilometre	17.4 units per square kilometre	10
2010s	10.89 units per square kilometre	8.52 units per square kilometre	14.02 units per square kilometre	10
2020s	8.81 units per square kilometre	7.47 units per square kilometre	10.16 units per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

4 Macao 2,638 units per square kilometre compare
5 Gibraltar 1,716 units per square kilometre compare
6 Malta 812.8 units per square kilometre compare
7 Bermuda 464.07 units per square kilometre compare
8 Bahrain 327.08 units per square kilometre compare
9 Barbados 282.13 units per square kilometre compare
10 San Marino 266.67 units per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 259 places →

More infrastructure data for South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.38 billion (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 81.7 per 100 people (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 52.00 million (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.1 per 100 people (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0307 units per person (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 23.81 % change on previous year (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 52.00 million (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8178 units per person (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

All data for South Asia (IDA & IBRD) →

Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) was 10.16 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: The highest recorded value was 17.4 units per square kilometre in 2005.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.128 units per square kilometre in 1961.
How does South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?: South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this South Asia (IDA & IBRD) data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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How this figure is calculated

Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Fixed telephone subscriptions ÷ Land area (sq. km)

Computed from

Fixed telephone subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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.

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Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre
Unit: units per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 259 places, 13,559 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.