Fixed telephone lines — all countries

Fixed telephone lines — Latvia

Fixed telephone lines in Latvia in 2024 — 10.94 per 100. Ranked 71 in the world out of 146. Since 1975, the indicator has risen by 9.1%.

2024 10.94 per 100 −6.11% vs 2023
World rank 71of 146
Period maximum 32.64 per 1002005
Period minimum 10.03 per 1001975

Trend over time

1975–2024 · per 100 people

Fixed telephone lines — Latvia, 1975–2024010203040197519801985199019952000200520102015202020241975: 10.03 per 1001976: 11.16 per 1001977: 13.07 per 1001978: 14.17 per 1001979: 15.26 per 1001980: 15.94 per 1001981: 18.16 per 1001982: 18.43 per 1001983: 18.68 per 1001984: 19.31 per 1001985: 19.96 per 1001986: 20.61 per 1001987: 21.25 per 1001988: 21.71 per 1001989: 22.28 per 1001990: 23.3 per 1001991: 24.3 per 1001992: 25 per 1001993: 27.1 per 1001994: 26.5 per 1001995: 28.3 per 1001996: 30.1 per 1001997: 30.4 per 1001998: 30.8 per 1001999: 30.6 per 1002000: 31.02 per 1002001: 30.87 per 1002002: 30.34 per 1002003: 28.57 per 1002004: 28.73 per 1002005: 32.64 per 1002006: 29.62 per 1002007: 29.26 per 1002008: 27.22 per 1002009: 26.22 per 1002010: 25.36 per 1002011: 25.07 per 1002012: 23.4 per 1002013: 21.01 per 1002014: 20.06 per 1002015: 18 per 1002016: 18.52 per 1002017: 17.62 per 1002018: 13.81 per 1002019: 12.3 per 1002020: 11.11 per 1002021: 10.1 per 1002022: 12.27 per 1002023: 11.65 per 1002024: 10.94 per 100
Change over the period: +0.91 (+9.06%) Average annual rate: 0.18 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Latvia 10.94 per 100
World 10.2 per 100
Europe & Central Asia 24.3 per 100
Northern Europe computed 25.11 per 100
Fixed telephone lines — Latvia, by year Latvia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2024 10.94 −0.71 −6.11%
2023 11.65 −0.62 −5.09%
2022 12.27 +2.18 +21.59%
2021 10.1 −1.01 −9.1%
2020 11.11 −1.2 −9.74%
2019 12.3 −1.51 −10.91%
2018 13.81 −3.81 −21.62%
2017 17.62 −0.9 −4.85%
2016 18.52 +0.52 +2.89%
2015 18 −2.06 −10.27%
2014 20.06 −0.95 −4.54%
2013 21.01 −2.39 −10.21%
2012 23.4 −1.66 −6.64%
2011 25.07 −0.3 −1.18%
2010 25.36 −0.86 −3.26%
2009 26.22 −1 −3.69%
2008 27.22 −2.04 −6.97%
2007 29.26 −0.36 −1.22%
2006 29.62 −3.02 −9.24%
2005 32.64 +3.91 +13.62%
2004 28.73 +0.16 +0.57%
2003 28.57 −1.77 −5.84%
2002 30.34 −0.53 −1.71%
2001 30.87 −0.16 −0.5%
2000 31.02 +0.42 +1.38%
1999 30.6 −0.2 −0.65%
1998 30.8 +0.4 +1.32%
1997 30.4 +0.3 +1%
1996 30.1 +1.8 +6.36%
1995 28.3 +1.8 +6.79%
1994 26.5 −0.6 −2.21%
1993 27.1 +2.1 +8.4%
1992 25 +0.7 +2.88%
1991 24.3 +1 +4.29%
1990 23.3 +1.02 +4.59%
1989 22.28 +0.57 +2.63%
1988 21.71 +0.45 +2.13%
1987 21.25 +0.65 +3.14%
1986 20.61 +0.65 +3.24%
1985 19.96 +0.65 +3.35%
1984 19.31 +0.63 +3.39%
1983 18.68 +0.25 +1.37%
1982 18.43 +0.27 +1.47%
1981 18.16 +2.22 +13.92%
1980 15.94 +0.68 +4.48%
1979 15.26 +1.09 +7.67%
1978 14.17 +1.1 +8.41%
1977 13.07 +1.91 +17.11%
1976 11.16 +1.13 +11.27%
1975 10.03

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.