Fixed telephone subscriptions in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 313.00 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Upper middle income, 1975–2025
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
In 2025, fixed telephone subscriptions in Upper middle income stood at 313.00 million.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Upper middle income peaked at 425.30 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.62 million, in 1975.
Upper middle income ranks 9th of 48 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.09 million | 16.62 million | 23.72 million | 5 |
| 1980s | 38.56 million | 25.81 million | 55.21 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 129.10 million | 60.75 million | 234.88 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 394.08 million | 369.40 million | 425.30 million | 5 |
| 2020s | 341.67 million | 313.00 million | 358.00 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More infrastructure data for Upper middle income
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11 per 100 people (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 132.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.76 billion (2025)
- Air transport, passengers carried 1.39 billion (2023)
- Air transport, freight 48,207 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 10.76 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 18,560 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 6,090 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 88.8% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 14.7% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Upper middle income?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Upper middle income was 313.00 million in 2025, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 425.30 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.62 million in 1975.
- How does Upper middle income rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Upper middle income ranks 9th out of 48 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Upper 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.