Fixed telephone lines — all countries

Fixed telephone lines — Brazil

Fixed telephone lines in Brazil in 2024 — 10.63 per 100. Ranked 75 in the world out of 146. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1,095.9%.

2024 10.63 per 100 −12.2% vs 2023
World rank 75of 146
Period maximum 22.69 per 1002013
Period minimum 0.89 per 1001960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 100 people

Fixed telephone lines — Brazil, 1960–2024010203019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 0.89 per 1001962: 0.9 per 1001964: 0.9 per 1001966: 1.02 per 1001968: 1.02 per 1001970: 1.3 per 1001972: 1.31 per 1001974: 1.31 per 1001976: 2.26 per 1001978: 3.19 per 1001980: 4.05 per 1001982: 4.55 per 1001984: 5 per 1001986: 5.34 per 1001988: 5.69 per 1001990: 6.31 per 1001992: 7.03 per 1001994: 7.7 per 1001996: 9.2 per 1001998: 11.8 per 1002000: 17.77 per 1002002: 21.74 per 1002004: 21.67 per 1002006: 20.79 per 1002008: 21.66 per 1002010: 21.76 per 1002012: 22.5 per 1002014: 22.05 per 1002016: 20.67 per 1002018: 18.59 per 1002020: 14.69 per 1002022: 12.96 per 1002024: 10.63 per 100
Change over the period: +9.75 (+1,095.85%) Average annual rate: 3.95 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Brazil

Brazil 10.63 per 100
World 10.2 per 100
South America computed 10.23 per 100
Upper-middle-income countries computed 10.94 per 100
Fixed telephone lines — Brazil, by year Brazil All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2024 10.63 −1.48 −12.2%
2023 12.11 −0.85 −6.57%
2022 12.96 −0.82 −5.96%
2021 13.79 −0.91 −6.16%
2020 14.69 −1.56 −9.6%
2019 16.25 −2.34 −12.58%
2018 18.59 −1.14 −5.76%
2017 19.72 −0.95 −4.57%
2016 20.67 −0.99 −4.56%
2015 21.66 −0.4 −1.8%
2014 22.05 −0.64 −2.81%
2013 22.69 +0.19 +0.83%
2012 22.5 +0.47 +2.14%
2011 22.03 +0.28 +1.27%
2010 21.76 +0.15 +0.7%
2009 21.6 −0.06 −0.26%
2008 21.66 +0.77 +3.66%
2007 20.9 +0.11 +0.52%
2006 20.79 −0.79 −3.67%
2005 21.58 −0.09 −0.41%
2004 21.67 −0.04 −0.18%
2003 21.71 −0.04 −0.17%
2002 21.74 +0.51 +2.41%
2001 21.23 +3.46 +19.47%
2000 17.77 +3.17 +21.73%
1999 14.6 +2.8 +23.73%
1998 11.8 +1.6 +15.69%
1997 10.2 +1 +10.87%
1996 9.2 +1 +12.2%
1995 8.2 +0.5 +6.49%
1994 7.7 +0.49 +6.8%
1993 7.21 +0.18 +2.56%
1992 7.03 +0.39 +5.87%
1991 6.64 +0.33 +5.23%
1990 6.31 +0.37 +6.25%
1989 5.94 +0.25 +4.31%
1988 5.69 +0.21 +3.86%
1987 5.48 +0.15 +2.74%
1986 5.34 +0.07 +1.35%
1985 5.26 +0.26 +5.21%
1984 5 +0.19 +4.04%
1983 4.81 +0.26 +5.8%
1982 4.55 +0.29 +6.77%
1981 4.26 +0.21 +5.2%
1980 4.05 +0.46 +12.7%
1979 3.59 +0.4 +12.64%
1978 3.19 +0.5 +18.73%
1977 2.69 +0.43 +19.07%
1976 2.26 +0.23 +11.38%
1975 2.03 +0.71 +54.09%
1974 1.31 +0 +0%
1973 1.31 +0 +0%
1972 1.31 +0 +0%
1971 1.31 +0.02 +1.32%
1970 1.3 +0.28 +27.23%
1969 1.02 +0 +0%
1968 1.02 +0 +0%
1967 1.02 +0 +0%
1966 1.02 +0.02 +1.5%
1965 1 +0.1 +11.54%
1964 0.9 +0 +0%
1963 0.9 +0 +0%
1962 0.9 +0 +0%
1961 0.9 +0.01 +1.27%
1960 0.89

About the indicator

The number of active fixed telephone lines per 100 people. One of the few telecom indicators that is steadily falling the world over: mobile service and IP telephony are pushing landlines out. The trend of the series is a plain illustration of technological substitution.

Source: ICT Indicators (ITU), license ITU terms of use.