Fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA total
IDA total: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 22.00 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA total, 1966–2025
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
IDA total recorded 22.00 million for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2025.
That represents a change of down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA total peaked at 29.32 million in 2010 and was at its lowest, 518,845, in 1966.
That places IDA total 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 total, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 518,845 | — |
| 1967 | 518,845 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 518,845 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 518,845 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 780,168 | +50.4% |
| 1971 | 805,328 | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 805,328 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 805,328 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 805,328 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.60 million | +98.8% |
| 1976 | 1.74 million | +8.9% |
| 1977 | 1.89 million | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 2.03 million | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 2.19 million | +8.0% |
| 1980 | 2.37 million | +8.2% |
| 1981 | 2.88 million | +21.4% |
| 1982 | 3.12 million | +8.1% |
| 1983 | 3.40 million | +9.0% |
| 1984 | 3.70 million | +9.0% |
| 1985 | 3.98 million | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 4.31 million | +8.2% |
| 1987 | 4.62 million | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 4.93 million | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 5.42 million | +9.9% |
| 1990 | 5.80 million | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 6.33 million | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 6.76 million | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 7.36 million | +8.8% |
| 1994 | 8.03 million | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 8.95 million | +11.4% |
| 1996 | 9.79 million | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 10.56 million | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 11.56 million | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 12.66 million | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 13.82 million | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 14.88 million | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 16.55 million | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 18.34 million | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 19.96 million | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 21.98 million | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 24.05 million | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 25.51 million | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 26.34 million | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 28.93 million | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 29.32 million | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 28.75 million | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 28.67 million | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 28.52 million | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 26.98 million | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 25.70 million | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 25.20 million | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 23.90 million | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 24.50 million | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 26.10 million | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 26.00 million | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 24.00 million | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 24.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 23.00 million | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 22.00 million | -4.3% |
| 2025 | 22.00 million | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA total 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 | +98.8% | 805,328 | 1.60 million |
| 1970 | +50.4% | 518,845 | 780,168 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 518,845 | 518,845 | 518,845 | 4 |
| 1970s | 1.35 million | 780,168 | 2.19 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.87 million | 2.37 million | 5.42 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.78 million | 5.80 million | 12.66 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.03 million | 13.82 million | 28.93 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.76 million | 23.90 million | 29.32 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.50 million | 22.00 million | 26.00 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More infrastructure data for IDA total
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.73 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 87.1 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.1 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0111 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 22.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8712 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 1.73 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA total?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in IDA total was 22.00 million in 2025, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 29.32 million in 2010.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 518,845 in 1966.
- How does IDA total rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- IDA total ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA 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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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.