Fixed telephone subscriptions in Italy
Italy: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 20.30 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Italy, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Italy recorded 20.30 million for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2024.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Italy peaked at 27.35 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.06 million, in 1960.
Italy ranks 13th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.06 million | — |
| 1961 | 3.06 million | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 3.06 million | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 3.06 million | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 3.06 million | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 4.54 million | +48.5% |
| 1966 | 4.54 million | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 4.54 million | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 4.54 million | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 4.54 million | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 6.46 million | +42.3% |
| 1971 | 6.46 million | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 6.46 million | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 6.46 million | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 6.46 million | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 9.66 million | +49.5% |
| 1976 | 10.17 million | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 10.78 million | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 11.46 million | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 12.17 million | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 13.02 million | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 13.86 million | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 14.70 million | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 15.60 million | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 16.52 million | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 17.40 million | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 18.25 million | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 19.10 million | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 20.09 million | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 21.27 million | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 22.35 million | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 23.07 million | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 23.71 million | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 24.17 million | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 24.54 million | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 24.84 million | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 25.26 million | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 25.70 million | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 25.99 million | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 26.50 million | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 27.15 million | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 27.35 million | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 27.14 million | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 26.60 million | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 25.96 million | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 25.05 million | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 26.89 million | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 22.42 million | -16.6% |
| 2008 | 22.04 million | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 22.64 million | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 22.54 million | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 22.11 million | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 21.75 million | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 21.10 million | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 20.58 million | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 20.21 million | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 20.27 million | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 20.70 million | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 20.40 million | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 19.52 million | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 19.61 million | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 19.99 million | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 19.87 million | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 20.11 million | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 20.30 million | +1.0% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 20.30 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 445,236, 45.6× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Italy's 20.30 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 716,034, 28.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions in Italy 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 | +49.5% | 6.46 million | 9.66 million |
| 1965 | +48.5% | 3.06 million | 4.54 million |
| 1970 | +42.3% | 4.54 million | 6.46 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.80 million | 3.06 million | 4.54 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.65 million | 6.46 million | 12.17 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.98 million | 13.02 million | 21.27 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.61 million | 22.35 million | 26.50 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.32 million | 22.04 million | 27.35 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.92 million | 19.52 million | 22.54 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.98 million | 19.61 million | 20.30 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More infrastructure data for Italy
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 78.67 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 132.57 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 34.21 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3444 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.9713 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 20.30 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.33 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 78.67 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Italy?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Italy was 20.30 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 27.35 million in 2001.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.06 million in 1960.
- How does Italy rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Italy ranks 13th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.