Fixed telephone subscriptions in Singapore
Singapore: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 2.04 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Singapore, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Singapore recorded 2.04 million for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Singapore peaked at 2.04 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37,113, in 1960.
That places Singapore 48th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 37,113 | — |
| 1961 | 37,113 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 37,113 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 37,113 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 37,113 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 58,378 | +57.3% |
| 1966 | 58,378 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 58,378 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 58,378 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 58,378 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 106,443 | +82.3% |
| 1971 | 106,443 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 106,443 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 106,443 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 106,443 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 210,390 | +97.7% |
| 1976 | 267,263 | +27.0% |
| 1977 | 339,896 | +27.2% |
| 1978 | 415,397 | +22.2% |
| 1979 | 480,003 | +15.6% |
| 1980 | 536,602 | +11.8% |
| 1981 | 589,597 | +9.9% |
| 1982 | 643,014 | +9.1% |
| 1983 | 693,580 | +7.9% |
| 1984 | 759,665 | +9.5% |
| 1985 | 805,128 | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 841,373 | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 886,103 | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 938,719 | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 998,073 | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 1.05 million | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 1.10 million | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 1.17 million | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 1.25 million | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 1.33 million | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 1.43 million | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 1.56 million | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 1.68 million | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 1.78 million | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 1.88 million | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 1.95 million | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 1.95 million | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.93 million | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.89 million | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.86 million | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.84 million | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.85 million | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.86 million | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.88 million | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.93 million | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 2.00 million | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 2.02 million | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.99 million | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.97 million | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 2.00 million | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 2.02 million | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 2.00 million | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.99 million | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.00 million | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.91 million | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 1.89 million | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.90 million | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.96 million | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 1.90 million | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 2.04 million | +7.4% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 2.04 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 445,236, 4.6× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 2.04 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 81,260, 25.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions in Singapore 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 | +97.7% | 106,443 | 210,390 |
| 1970 | +82.3% | 58,378 | 106,443 |
| 1965 | +57.3% | 37,113 | 58,378 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47,746 | 37,113 | 58,378 | 10 |
| 1970s | 224,516 | 106,443 | 480,003 | 10 |
| 1980s | 769,185 | 536,602 | 998,073 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.42 million | 1.05 million | 1.88 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.89 million | 1.84 million | 1.95 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.99 million | 1.91 million | 2.02 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.94 million | 1.89 million | 2.04 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More infrastructure data for Singapore
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 9.96 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 170.78 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 34.99 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3381 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 7.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.65 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 9.96 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Singapore?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Singapore was 2.04 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 2.04 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,113 in 1960.
- How does Singapore rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Singapore ranks 48th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore 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.