Fixed telephone subscriptions in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Fixed telephone subscriptions was 4.38 million in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1965–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 4.38 million for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2022.
The figure is down 18.9% on the previous year and down 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 7.13 million in 2014 and was at its lowest, 179,236, in 1965.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 179,236 | — |
| 1966 | 184,813 | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 184,813 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 184,813 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 184,813 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 307,684 | +66.5% |
| 1971 | 309,285 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 309,285 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 309,285 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 309,285 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 434,112 | +40.4% |
| 1976 | 469,343 | +8.1% |
| 1977 | 472,789 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 491,291 | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 513,005 | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 686,992 | +33.9% |
| 1981 | 793,628 | +15.5% |
| 1982 | 837,651 | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 883,669 | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 941,310 | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 986,221 | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 1.04 million | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 1.08 million | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 1.13 million | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 1.21 million | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 1.29 million | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 1.37 million | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 1.47 million | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 1.57 million | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 1.68 million | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 1.83 million | +8.8% |
| 1996 | 2.11 million | +15.2% |
| 1997 | 2.33 million | +10.2% |
| 1998 | 2.66 million | +14.2% |
| 1999 | 3.07 million | +15.4% |
| 2000 | 3.52 million | +14.9% |
| 2001 | 3.85 million | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 4.39 million | +14.1% |
| 2003 | 4.80 million | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 5.16 million | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 5.08 million | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 5.61 million | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 5.97 million | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 6.17 million | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 6.63 million | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 6.96 million | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 7.06 million | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 7.04 million | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 6.79 million | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 7.13 million | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 6.69 million | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 6.85 million | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 6.50 million | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 4.72 million | -27.4% |
| 2019 | 5.89 million | +24.8% |
| 2020 | 5.75 million | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 5.40 million | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 4.38 million | -18.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +66.5% | 184,813 | 307,684 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 183,698 | 179,236 | 184,813 | 5 |
| 1970s | 392,536 | 307,684 | 513,005 | 10 |
| 1980s | 959,178 | 686,992 | 1.21 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.94 million | 1.29 million | 3.07 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.12 million | 3.52 million | 6.63 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.56 million | 4.72 million | 7.13 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.18 million | 4.38 million | 5.75 million | 3 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More infrastructure data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 550.04 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 76.71 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.7035 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0049 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -18.86 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4.38 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.616 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 550.04 million (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 4.38 million in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.13 million in 2014.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 179,236 in 1965.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2022.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.