What is fixed telephone subscriptions in OECD members?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in OECD members was 429.13 million in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in OECD members?

The highest recorded value was 598.74 million in 2001.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in OECD members?

The lowest recorded value was 84.31 million in 1960.

How does OECD members rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

OECD members ranks 3rd out of 48 groups with data for 2022.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in OECD members?

Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this OECD members 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 OECD members

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

OECD members: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 429.13 million in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)

429.13 million

Change on year

down 3.1%

Rank

3rd

of 48 groups

All-time high

598.74 million

in 2001

All-time low

84.31 million

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2022

Fixed telephone subscriptions in OECD members, 1960–2022

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions in OECD members is 429.13 million, measured in 2022.

The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in OECD members peaked at 598.74 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 84.31 million, in 1960.

OECD members ranks 3rd of 48 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	96.34 million	84.31 million	108.38 million	10
1970s	186.24 million	146.43 million	252.35 million	10
1980s	327.82 million	265.34 million	393.86 million	10
1990s	495.41 million	414.14 million	583.73 million	10
2000s	576.97 million	544.53 million	598.74 million	10
2010s	506.90 million	455.19 million	555.74 million	10
2020s	440.12 million	429.13 million	448.51 million	3

Countries ranked near OECD members

1 China 166.51 million compare
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

See the full ranking of 260 places →

More infrastructure data for OECD members

Fixed telephone subscriptions 31.35 per 100 people (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 122.31 per 100 people (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.69 billion (2022)
Air transport, passengers carried 2.43 billion (2023)
Air transport, freight 121,066 million ton-km (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 20.67 million (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 12,756 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 9,318 cubic meters (2022)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 16.1% (2022)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry 34.5% (2022)

All data for OECD members →

Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in OECD members?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in OECD members was 429.13 million in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in OECD members?: The highest recorded value was 598.74 million in 2001.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in OECD members?: The lowest recorded value was 84.31 million in 1960.
How does OECD members rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: OECD members ranks 3rd out of 48 groups with data for 2022.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in OECD members?: Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this OECD members 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.