Fixed telephone subscriptions in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 94.00 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Lower middle income, 1960–2025
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
In 2025, fixed telephone subscriptions in Lower middle income stood at 94.00 million. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.3% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Lower middle income peaked at 94.00 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 905,061, in 1960.
That places Lower middle income 18th 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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 905,061 | — |
| 1961 | 905,061 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 905,061 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 905,061 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 905,061 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.15 million | +26.6% |
| 1966 | 1.41 million | +23.1% |
| 1967 | 1.41 million | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.41 million | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.41 million | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 2.11 million | +49.7% |
| 1971 | 2.14 million | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 2.14 million | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2.14 million | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2.14 million | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3.49 million | +62.7% |
| 1976 | 3.80 million | +9.0% |
| 1977 | 4.18 million | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 4.48 million | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 4.83 million | +7.8% |
| 1980 | 4.87 million | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 5.89 million | +20.9% |
| 1982 | 6.76 million | +14.9% |
| 1983 | 7.34 million | +8.5% |
| 1984 | 7.92 million | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 8.76 million | +10.5% |
| 1986 | 9.62 million | +9.8% |
| 1987 | 10.36 million | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 11.19 million | +8.0% |
| 1989 | 12.36 million | +10.4% |
| 1990 | 13.51 million | +9.3% |
| 1991 | 15.18 million | +12.4% |
| 1992 | 17.04 million | +12.2% |
| 1993 | 19.54 million | +14.7% |
| 1994 | 22.74 million | +16.4% |
| 1995 | 26.57 million | +16.9% |
| 1996 | 31.02 million | +16.8% |
| 1997 | 36.13 million | +16.5% |
| 1998 | 42.38 million | +17.3% |
| 1999 | 49.87 million | +17.7% |
| 2015 | 74.00 million | +48.4% |
| 2016 | 71.50 million | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 66.80 million | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 67.20 million | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 67.80 million | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 63.00 million | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 67.00 million | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 71.00 million | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 74.00 million | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 83.00 million | +12.2% |
| 2025 | 94.00 million | +13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.13 million | 905,061 | 1.41 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.15 million | 2.11 million | 4.83 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.51 million | 4.87 million | 12.36 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.40 million | 13.51 million | 49.87 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.46 million | 66.80 million | 74.00 million | 5 |
| 2020s | 75.33 million | 63.00 million | 94.00 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More infrastructure data for Lower middle income
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.84 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 89.9 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0319 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 13.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 94.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9646 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 2.84 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Lower middle income?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Lower middle income was 94.00 million in 2025, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 94.00 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 905,061 in 1960.
- How does Lower middle income rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Lower middle income ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lower 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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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.