Fixed telephone subscriptions in Low income
Low income: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 7.00 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Low income, 1966–2025
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Low income recorded 7.00 million for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2025.
The figure is up 16.7% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Low income peaked at 8.50 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 163,776, in 1966.
That places Low income 35th 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 Low income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 163,776 | — |
| 1967 | 163,776 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 163,776 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 163,776 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 259,561 | +58.5% |
| 1971 | 260,810 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 260,810 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 260,810 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 260,810 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 357,612 | +37.1% |
| 1976 | 382,636 | +7.0% |
| 1977 | 402,511 | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 430,251 | +6.9% |
| 1979 | 456,668 | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 544,949 | +19.3% |
| 1981 | 653,743 | +20.0% |
| 1982 | 714,634 | +9.3% |
| 1983 | 1.28 million | +78.8% |
| 1984 | 1.36 million | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 1.41 million | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 1.46 million | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 1.49 million | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 1.52 million | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 1.56 million | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 1.64 million | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 1.68 million | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 1.73 million | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 1.80 million | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 1.97 million | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 2.30 million | +16.7% |
| 1996 | 2.62 million | +14.0% |
| 1997 | 2.78 million | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 3.08 million | +10.7% |
| 1999 | 3.40 million | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 8.20 million | +141.4% |
| 2016 | 8.50 million | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 7.60 million | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 7.50 million | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 7.70 million | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 6.00 million | -22.1% |
| 2021 | 6.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7.00 million | +16.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions in Low income 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +141.4% | 3.40 million | 8.20 million |
| 1983 | +78.8% | 714,634 | 1.28 million |
| 1970 | +58.5% | 163,776 | 259,561 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 163,776 | 163,776 | 163,776 | 4 |
| 1970s | 333,248 | 259,561 | 456,668 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.20 million | 544,949 | 1.56 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.30 million | 1.64 million | 3.40 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.90 million | 7.50 million | 8.50 million | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.17 million | 6.00 million | 7.00 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More infrastructure data for Low income
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 445.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 69.3 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0091 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 16.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 7.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.5798 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 445.00 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Low income?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Low income was 7.00 million in 2025, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 8.50 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 163,776 in 1966.
- How does Low income rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Low income ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low 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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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.