Fixed telephone lines — all countries

Fixed telephone lines — East Asia & Pacific

Fixed telephone lines in East Asia & Pacific in 2025 — 12 per 100. Since 1975, the indicator has risen by 286.4%.

2025 12 per 100 −4.76% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 24.15 per 1002005
Period minimum 3.11 per 1001975

Trend over time

1975–2025 · per 100 people

Fixed telephone lines — East Asia & Pacific, 1975–20250102030197519801985199019952000200520102015202020251975: 3.11 per 1001976: 3.27 per 1001977: 3.39 per 1001978: 3.53 per 1001979: 3.68 per 1001980: 3.91 per 1001981: 4 per 1001982: 3.92 per 1001983: 4.04 per 1001984: 4.17 per 1001985: 4.32 per 1001986: 4.49 per 1001987: 4.65 per 1001988: 4.89 per 1001989: 5.14 per 1001990: 5.41 per 1001991: 5.68 per 1001992: 6 per 1001993: 6.49 per 1001994: 7.24 per 1001995: 8.17 per 1001996: 9.17 per 1001997: 10.17 per 1001998: 10.88 per 1001999: 12.22 per 1002000: 14.02 per 1002001: 15.7 per 1002002: 17.3 per 1002003: 19.48 per 1002004: 21.94 per 1002005: 24.15 per 1002006: 24.14 per 1002007: 24.02 per 1002008: 23.28 per 1002009: 23.29 per 1002010: 22.39 per 1002011: 21.53 per 1002012: 20.96 per 1002013: 19.85 per 1002014: 18.5 per 1002015: 16.8 per 1002016: 15.6 per 1002017: 15.1 per 1002018: 14.6 per 1002019: 14.3 per 1002020: 13.7 per 1002021: 13.6 per 1002022: 13.4 per 1002023: 13.3 per 1002024: 12.6 per 1002025: 12 per 100
Change over the period: +8.89 (+286.45%) Average annual rate: 2.74 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: East Asia & Pacific

East Asia & Pacific 12 per 100
World 9.9 per 100
Fixed telephone lines — East Asia & Pacific, by year East Asia & Pacific All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2025 12 −0.6 −4.76%
2024 12.6 −0.7 −5.26%
2023 13.3 −0.1 −0.75%
2022 13.4 −0.2 −1.47%
2021 13.6 −0.1 −0.73%
2020 13.7 −0.6 −4.2%
2019 14.3 −0.3 −2.05%
2018 14.6 −0.5 −3.31%
2017 15.1 −0.5 −3.21%
2016 15.6 −1.2 −7.14%
2015 16.8 −1.7 −9.21%
2014 18.5 −1.35 −6.8%
2013 19.85 −1.11 −5.29%
2012 20.96 −0.57 −2.65%
2011 21.53 −0.86 −3.82%
2010 22.39 −0.9 −3.86%
2009 23.29 +0.01 +0.03%
2008 23.28 −0.73 −3.06%
2007 24.02 −0.13 −0.52%
2006 24.14 −0.01 −0.02%
2005 24.15 +2.21 +10.07%
2004 21.94 +2.46 +12.62%
2003 19.48 +2.18 +12.61%
2002 17.3 +1.6 +10.17%
2001 15.7 +1.68 +12.02%
2000 14.02 +1.8 +14.75%
1999 12.22 +1.33 +12.25%
1998 10.88 +0.72 +7.05%
1997 10.17 +1 +10.89%
1996 9.17 +0.99 +12.17%
1995 8.17 +0.93 +12.85%
1994 7.24 +0.76 +11.68%
1993 6.49 +0.48 +8.06%
1992 6 +0.32 +5.71%
1991 5.68 +0.27 +4.97%
1990 5.41 +0.27 +5.18%
1989 5.14 +0.25 +5.18%
1988 4.89 +0.24 +5.25%
1987 4.65 +0.15 +3.44%
1986 4.49 +0.17 +3.84%
1985 4.32 +0.15 +3.72%
1984 4.17 +0.13 +3.21%
1983 4.04 +0.12 +3.14%
1982 3.92 −0.08 −1.97%
1981 4 +0.09 +2.23%
1980 3.91 +0.23 +6.34%
1979 3.68 +0.15 +4.13%
1978 3.53 +0.14 +4.04%
1977 3.39 +0.12 +3.79%
1976 3.27 +0.16 +5.28%
1975 3.11

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.