Fixed telephone lines — all countries

Fixed telephone lines — G20

Fixed telephone lines in the G20 in 2024 — 11.06 per 100. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 74.8%.

2024 11.06 per 100 −16.65% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 24.02 per 1002005
Period minimum 5.97 per 1001964

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 100 people

Fixed telephone lines — G20, 1960–2024010203019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 6.33 per 1001962: 6.04 per 1001964: 5.97 per 1001966: 6.85 per 1001968: 6.75 per 1001970: 8.68 per 1001972: 8.37 per 1001974: 8.24 per 1001976: 7.2 per 1001978: 7.87 per 1001980: 8.49 per 1001982: 9.27 per 1001984: 9.73 per 1001986: 10.21 per 1001988: 10.87 per 1001990: 11.57 per 1001992: 12.32 per 1001994: 13.46 per 1001996: 15.08 per 1001998: 16.72 per 1002000: 19.34 per 1002002: 21.26 per 1002004: 23.22 per 1002006: 23.86 per 1002008: 22.71 per 1002010: 21.77 per 1002012: 20.39 per 1002014: 18.41 per 1002016: 16.32 per 1002018: 15.09 per 1002020: 14.02 per 1002022: 13.51 per 1002024: 11.06 per 100
Change over the period: +4.73 (+74.81%) Average annual rate: 0.88 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G20

G20 11.06 per 100
World 10.2 per 100
Fixed telephone lines — G20, by year G20 All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2024 11.06 −2.21 −16.65%
2023 13.27 −0.24 −1.76%
2022 13.51 −0.31 −2.27%
2021 13.82 −0.2 −1.42%
2020 14.02 −0.49 −3.38%
2019 14.51 −0.58 −3.85%
2018 15.09 −0.56 −3.6%
2017 15.66 −0.66 −4.03%
2016 16.32 −0.89 −5.16%
2015 17.2 −1.2 −6.53%
2014 18.41 −1.04 −5.34%
2013 19.44 −0.94 −4.62%
2012 20.39 −0.63 −2.99%
2011 21.01 −0.76 −3.49%
2010 21.77 −0.66 −2.95%
2009 22.43 −0.28 −1.22%
2008 22.71 −0.53 −2.28%
2007 23.24 −0.61 −2.58%
2006 23.86 −0.17 −0.69%
2005 24.02 +0.8 +3.44%
2004 23.22 +1.07 +4.83%
2003 22.15 +0.9 +4.22%
2002 21.26 +0.79 +3.85%
2001 20.47 +1.13 +5.84%
2000 19.34 +1.34 +7.45%
1999 18 +1.28 +7.67%
1998 16.72 +0.73 +4.55%
1997 15.99 +0.91 +6.04%
1996 15.08 +0.82 +5.79%
1995 14.25 +0.79 +5.86%
1994 13.46 +0.67 +5.23%
1993 12.79 +0.48 +3.88%
1992 12.32 +0.39 +3.24%
1991 11.93 +0.36 +3.12%
1990 11.57 +0.33 +2.91%
1989 11.24 +0.37 +3.4%
1988 10.87 +0.36 +3.4%
1987 10.51 +0.3 +2.98%
1986 10.21 +0.21 +2.13%
1985 10 +0.26 +2.69%
1984 9.73 +0.24 +2.49%
1983 9.5 +0.23 +2.5%
1982 9.27 +0.21 +2.34%
1981 9.05 +0.56 +6.62%
1980 8.49 +0.3 +3.66%
1979 8.19 +0.32 +4.12%
1978 7.87 +0.34 +4.58%
1977 7.52 +0.32 +4.49%
1976 7.2 +0.28 +3.97%
1975 6.92 −1.31 −15.95%
1974 8.24 −0.07 −0.81%
1973 8.31 −0.07 −0.79%
1972 8.37 −0.06 −0.72%
1971 8.43 −0.25 −2.87%
1970 8.68 +1.98 +29.52%
1969 6.7 −0.05 −0.73%
1968 6.75 −0.05 −0.73%
1967 6.8 −0.05 −0.68%
1966 6.85 −0.26 −3.64%
1965 7.11 +1.14 +19.04%
1964 5.97 −0.03 −0.57%
1963 6.01 −0.03 −0.55%
1962 6.04 −0.03 −0.49%
1961 6.07 −0.26 −4.09%
1960 6.33

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.