Fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA only
IDA only: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 12.00 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA only, 1970–2025
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA only is 12.00 million, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA only peaked at 18.64 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 490,668, in 1970.
IDA only ranks 33rd of 47 groups on this measure, 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 in IDA only, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 490,668 | — |
| 1971 | 494,043 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 494,043 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 494,043 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 494,043 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 836,019 | +69.2% |
| 1976 | 913,660 | +9.3% |
| 1977 | 961,073 | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 1.03 million | +7.6% |
| 1979 | 1.11 million | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 1.22 million | +10.3% |
| 1981 | 1.45 million | +18.9% |
| 1982 | 1.61 million | +10.8% |
| 1983 | 1.73 million | +7.6% |
| 1984 | 1.88 million | +8.5% |
| 1985 | 2.03 million | +7.9% |
| 1986 | 2.17 million | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 2.29 million | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 2.41 million | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 2.54 million | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 2.75 million | +7.9% |
| 1991 | 2.89 million | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 3.06 million | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 3.29 million | +7.8% |
| 1994 | 3.59 million | +8.9% |
| 1995 | 4.10 million | +14.4% |
| 1996 | 4.65 million | +13.2% |
| 1997 | 5.16 million | +11.0% |
| 1998 | 5.94 million | +15.1% |
| 1999 | 6.69 million | +12.8% |
| 2000 | 7.50 million | +12.0% |
| 2001 | 8.25 million | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 9.34 million | +13.1% |
| 2003 | 10.51 million | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 11.51 million | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 12.57 million | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 14.07 million | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 15.85 million | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 17.05 million | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 17.46 million | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 18.47 million | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 18.51 million | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 18.64 million | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 18.02 million | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 17.26 million | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 17.20 million | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 16.70 million | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 15.70 million | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 16.30 million | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 15.90 million | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 15.00 million | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 14.00 million | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 13.00 million | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 12.00 million | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 12.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 12.00 million | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA only 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +69.2% | 494,043 | 836,019 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 732,076 | 490,668 | 1.11 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.93 million | 1.22 million | 2.54 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.21 million | 2.75 million | 6.69 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.41 million | 7.50 million | 17.46 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.27 million | 15.70 million | 18.64 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.00 million | 12.00 million | 15.00 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More infrastructure data for IDA only
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.15 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 88.6 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.9 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0093 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 12.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8866 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 1.15 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA only?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA only was 12.00 million in 2025, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 18.64 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 490,668 in 1970.
- How does IDA only rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- IDA only ranks 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA only 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.