What is fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA & IBRD total?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA & IBRD total was 443.00 million in 2025, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in IDA & IBRD total?

The highest recorded value was 737.38 million in 2007.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in IDA & IBRD total?

The lowest recorded value was 29.89 million in 1975.

How does IDA & IBRD total rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd out of 48 groups with data for 2025.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?

Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.

Fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA & IBRD total

Name: Fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA & IBRD total
Creator: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
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IDA & IBRD total: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 443.00 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

443.00 million

Change on year

down 1.6%

Rank

2nd

of 48 groups

All-time high

737.38 million

in 2007

All-time low

29.89 million

in 1975

Years of data

1975–2025

Fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA & IBRD total, 1975–2025

Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

Analysis

IDA & IBRD total recorded 443.00 million for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 737.38 million in 2007 and was at its lowest, 29.89 million, in 1975.

That places IDA & IBRD total 2nd out of 48 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	36.53 million	29.89 million	43.94 million	5
1980s	70.71 million	47.34 million	98.80 million	10
1990s	201.22 million	107.69 million	343.88 million	10
2000s	620.93 million	403.49 million	737.38 million	10
2010s	587.21 million	487.00 million	694.08 million	10
2020s	459.67 million	443.00 million	473.00 million	6

Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total

1 China 166.51 million compare
2 United States 81.55 million compare
3 Japan 59.33 million compare
4 India 39.24 million compare
5 Germany 38.40 million compare

See the full ranking of 260 places →

More infrastructure data for IDA & IBRD total

Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.3 per 100 people (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 107.8 per 100 people (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.55 billion (2025)
Air transport, passengers carried 1.84 billion (2023)
Air transport, freight 59,338 million ton-km (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 14.51 million (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 33,756 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 4,971 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 70.3% (2025)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 12.2% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA & IBRD total?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA & IBRD total was 443.00 million in 2025, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in IDA & IBRD total?: The highest recorded value was 737.38 million in 2007.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in IDA & IBRD total?: The lowest recorded value was 29.89 million in 1975.
How does IDA & IBRD total rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd out of 48 groups with data for 2025.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?: Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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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Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 260 places, 14,482 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.