What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Small states?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Small states was 3.00 million in 2025, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Small states?

The highest recorded value was 3.40 million in 2011.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Small states?

The lowest recorded value was 415,857 in 1975.

How does Small states rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Small states ranks 42nd out of 48 groups with data for 2025.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Small states?

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

Where does this Small states 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 Small states

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

Small states: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 3.00 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

3.00 million

Change on year

unchanged

Rank

42nd

of 48 groups

All-time high

3.40 million

in 2011

All-time low

415,857

in 1975

Years of data

1975–2025

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Small states, 1975–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions in Small states is 3.00 million, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Small states peaked at 3.40 million in 2011 and was at its lowest, 415,857, in 1975.

That places Small states 42nd out of 48 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	484,238	415,857	569,294	5
1980s	958,540	614,723	1.32 million	10
1990s	2.04 million	1.43 million	2.70 million	10
2000s	3.10 million	2.83 million	3.39 million	10
2010s	3.11 million	2.90 million	3.40 million	10
2020s	3.00 million	3.00 million	3.00 million	6

Countries ranked near Small states

39 Vietnam 2.64 million compare
40 Israel 2.56 million compare
41 Pakistan 2.54 million compare
42 Hungary 2.52 million compare
43 Belgium 2.49 million compare
44 Kazakhstan 2.44 million compare
45 Serbia 2.42 million compare

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More infrastructure data for Small states

Fixed telephone subscriptions 13.5 per 100 people (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 161.6 per 100 people (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 32.00 million (2025)
Air transport, passengers carried 15.49 million (2022)
Air transport, freight 677.89 million ton-km (2019)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 316,785 (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 731.67 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 39,669 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 0.0% (2025)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 15.6% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Small states?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Small states was 3.00 million in 2025, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Small states?: The highest recorded value was 3.40 million in 2011.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Small states?: The lowest recorded value was 415,857 in 1975.
How does Small states rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Small states ranks 42nd out of 48 groups with data for 2025.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Small states?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Small states 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.