What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Low & middle income?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Low & middle income was 417.49 million in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Low & middle income?

The highest recorded value was 664.92 million in 2007.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Low & middle income?

The lowest recorded value was 20.46 million in 1975.

How does Low & middle income rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Low & middle income ranks 5th out of 48 groups with data for 2022.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Low & middle income?

Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Low & middle income 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 Low & middle income

Name: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Low & middle income
Creator: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Low & middle income: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 417.49 million in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

417.49 million

Change on year

down 2.9%

Rank

5th

of 48 groups

All-time high

664.92 million

in 2007

All-time low

20.46 million

in 1975

Years of data

1975–2022

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Low & middle income, 1975–2022

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

Analysis

Low & middle income recorded 417.49 million for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2022.

That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Low & middle income peaked at 664.92 million in 2007 and was at its lowest, 20.46 million, in 1975.

Low & middle income ranks 5th of 48 groups on this measure, 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	24.65 million	20.46 million	29.01 million	5
1980s	48.27 million	31.22 million	69.13 million	10
1990s	158.80 million	75.89 million	288.15 million	10
2000s	554.09 million	345.44 million	664.92 million	10
2010s	525.07 million	440.08 million	622.96 million	10
2020s	425.66 million	417.49 million	429.95 million	3

Countries ranked near Low & middle income

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
6 France 37.28 million compare
7 Mexico 29.52 million compare
8 Iran 28.23 million compare

See the full ranking of 260 places →

More infrastructure data for Low & middle income

Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.81 per 100 people (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 104.4 per 100 people (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.51 billion (2022)
Air transport, passengers carried 1.68 billion (2023)
Air transport, freight 56,028 million ton-km (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 13.24 million (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 27,923 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 4,242 cubic meters (2022)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 11.9% (2022)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry 7.7% (2022)

All data for Low & middle income →

Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Low & middle income?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Low & middle income was 417.49 million in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Low & middle income?: The highest recorded value was 664.92 million in 2007.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Low & middle income?: The lowest recorded value was 20.46 million in 1975.
How does Low & middle income rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Low & middle income ranks 5th out of 48 groups with data for 2022.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Low & middle income?: Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Low & middle income 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.