Fixed telephone lines — all countries

Fixed telephone lines — Lower-middle-income countries

Fixed telephone lines in lower-middle-income countries in 2024 — 3.47 per 100. Since 1966, the indicator has risen by 856.5%.

2024 3.47 per 100 +4.61% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 5.23 per 1002009
Period minimum 0.36 per 1001969

Trend over time

1966–2024 · per 100 people

Fixed telephone lines — Lower-middle-income countries, 1966–20240246196619721978198419901996200220082014202020241966: 0.36 per 1001967: 0.36 per 1001968: 0.36 per 1001969: 0.36 per 1001970: 0.47 per 1001971: 0.42 per 1001972: 0.42 per 1001973: 0.42 per 1001974: 0.42 per 1001975: 0.62 per 1001976: 0.66 per 1001977: 0.7 per 1001978: 0.72 per 1001979: 0.75 per 1001980: 0.8 per 1001981: 0.81 per 1001982: 0.82 per 1001983: 0.86 per 1001984: 0.9 per 1001985: 0.96 per 1001986: 1.02 per 1001987: 1.06 per 1001988: 1.13 per 1001989: 1.2 per 1001990: 1.26 per 1001991: 1.36 per 1001992: 1.47 per 1001993: 1.61 per 1001994: 1.79 per 1001995: 1.99 per 1001996: 2.25 per 1001997: 2.48 per 1001998: 2.78 per 1001999: 3.14 per 1002000: 3.52 per 1002001: 3.91 per 1002002: 4.18 per 1002003: 4.35 per 1002004: 4.86 per 1002005: 4.95 per 1002006: 4.9 per 1002007: 5.03 per 1002008: 5.16 per 1002009: 5.23 per 1002010: 4.9 per 1002011: 4.59 per 1002012: 4.42 per 1002013: 4.11 per 1002014: 3.88 per 1002015: 3.73 per 1002016: 3.58 per 1002017: 3.4 per 1002018: 3.33 per 1002019: 3.19 per 1002020: 3.15 per 1002021: 3.2 per 1002022: 3.25 per 1002023: 3.32 per 1002024: 3.47 per 100
Change over the period: +3.11 (+856.53%) Average annual rate: 3.97 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lower-middle-income countries

Lower-middle-income countries 3.47 per 100
World 10.2 per 100
Fixed telephone lines — Lower-middle-income countries, by year Lower-middle-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2024 3.47 +0.15 +4.61%
2023 3.32 +0.07 +2.08%
2022 3.25 +0.06 +1.79%
2021 3.2 +0.05 +1.56%
2020 3.15 −0.05 −1.45%
2019 3.19 −0.13 −4.05%
2018 3.33 −0.07 −1.97%
2017 3.4 −0.19 −5.19%
2016 3.58 −0.14 −3.85%
2015 3.73 −0.15 −3.88%
2014 3.88 −0.23 −5.67%
2013 4.11 −0.31 −7.1%
2012 4.42 −0.16 −3.57%
2011 4.59 −0.32 −6.46%
2010 4.9 −0.32 −6.19%
2009 5.23 +0.07 +1.35%
2008 5.16 +0.13 +2.57%
2007 5.03 +0.13 +2.61%
2006 4.9 −0.05 −1.1%
2005 4.95 +0.09 +1.88%
2004 4.86 +0.51 +11.69%
2003 4.35 +0.17 +4.1%
2002 4.18 +0.28 +7.07%
2001 3.91 +0.39 +11.02%
2000 3.52 +0.38 +12.21%
1999 3.14 +0.35 +12.67%
1998 2.78 +0.3 +12.03%
1997 2.48 +0.24 +10.56%
1996 2.25 +0.26 +12.83%
1995 1.99 +0.2 +11.41%
1994 1.79 +0.18 +11.27%
1993 1.61 +0.14 +9.65%
1992 1.47 +0.11 +8.03%
1991 1.36 +0.09 +7.35%
1990 1.26 +0.06 +4.96%
1989 1.2 +0.08 +6.74%
1988 1.13 +0.06 +5.89%
1987 1.06 +0.05 +4.5%
1986 1.02 +0.06 +6.07%
1985 0.96 +0.06 +6.34%
1984 0.9 +0.04 +4.8%
1983 0.86 +0.04 +5.24%
1982 0.82 +0.01 +1.69%
1981 0.81 +0 +0.48%
1980 0.8 +0.05 +6.6%
1979 0.75 +0.03 +3.75%
1978 0.72 +0.03 +4.25%
1977 0.7 +0.03 +5.1%
1976 0.66 +0.04 +6.29%
1975 0.62 +0.21 +49.59%
1974 0.42 −0 −0.69%
1973 0.42 −0 −0.66%
1972 0.42 −0 −0.56%
1971 0.42 −0.04 −9.18%
1970 0.47 +0.11 +30.59%
1969 0.36 −0 −0.54%
1968 0.36 −0 −0.52%
1967 0.36 −0 −0.51%
1966 0.36

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.