Fixed telephone subscriptions in Georgia
Georgia: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 258,038 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Georgia, 1975–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Georgia recorded 258,038 for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2024.
The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 76.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Georgia peaked at 1.34 million in 2011 and was at its lowest, 220,000, in 1975.
That places Georgia 105th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Georgia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 220,000 | — |
| 1976 | 245,000 | +11.4% |
| 1977 | 260,000 | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 270,000 | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 295,000 | +9.3% |
| 1980 | 320,000 | +8.5% |
| 1981 | 340,000 | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 360,000 | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 380,000 | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 400,000 | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 420,000 | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 440,000 | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 460,000 | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 485,000 | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 510,000 | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 540,000 | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 556,800 | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 572,700 | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 570,896 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 525,596 | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 554,300 | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 567,400 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 616,517 | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 628,770 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 671,511 | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 508,750 | -24.2% |
| 2001 | 569,040 | +11.9% |
| 2002 | 640,400 | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 667,120 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 683,230 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 570,200 | -16.5% |
| 2006 | 553,105 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 556,100 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 618,028 | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 620,000 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.11 million | +79.3% |
| 2011 | 1.34 million | +20.6% |
| 2012 | 1.28 million | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 1.20 million | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 1.10 million | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 950,167 | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 840,431 | -11.5% |
| 2017 | 713,826 | -15.1% |
| 2018 | 604,848 | -15.3% |
| 2019 | 519,802 | -14.1% |
| 2020 | 387,698 | -25.4% |
| 2021 | 345,309 | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 315,998 | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 277,967 | -12.0% |
| 2024 | 258,038 | -7.2% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 258,038 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 734,202, 35% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 258,038 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 716,034, 36% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions in Georgia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +79.3% | 620,000 | 1.11 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 258,000 | 220,000 | 295,000 | 5 |
| 1980s | 411,500 | 320,000 | 510,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 580,449 | 525,596 | 671,511 | 10 |
| 2000s | 598,597 | 508,750 | 683,230 | 10 |
| 2010s | 965,496 | 519,802 | 1.34 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 317,002 | 258,038 | 387,698 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More infrastructure data for Georgia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.14 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 161.2 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.78 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0677 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 258,038 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.61 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 6.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Georgia?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Georgia was 258,038 in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 million in 2011.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 220,000 in 1975.
- How does Georgia rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Georgia ranks 105th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions. 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.