Fixed telephone lines — all countries

Fixed telephone lines — Philippines

Fixed telephone lines in the Philippines in 2024 — 3.82 per 100. Ranked 98 in the world out of 146. Since 1965, the indicator has risen by 1,408.9%.

2024 3.82 per 100 −5.21% vs 2023
World rank 98of 146
Period maximum 4.4 per 1002008
Period minimum 0.25 per 1001965

Trend over time

1965–2024 · per 100 people

Fixed telephone lines — Philippines, 1965–20240246196519711977198319891995200120072013201920241965: 0.25 per 1001966: 0.27 per 1001967: 0.27 per 1001968: 0.27 per 1001969: 0.27 per 1001970: 0.47 per 1001971: 0.49 per 1001972: 0.49 per 1001973: 0.49 per 1001974: 0.49 per 1001975: 0.67 per 1001976: 0.7 per 1001977: 0.82 per 1001978: 0.81 per 1001979: 0.82 per 1001980: 0.87 per 1001981: 0.89 per 1001982: 0.94 per 1001983: 0.94 per 1001984: 0.94 per 1001985: 0.93 per 1001986: 0.95 per 1001987: 0.95 per 1001988: 0.97 per 1001989: 0.98 per 1001990: 0.97 per 1001991: 1.01 per 1001992: 1 per 1001993: 1.27 per 1001994: 1.61 per 1001995: 2 per 1001996: 2.48 per 1001997: 2.81 per 1001998: 3.29 per 1001999: 3.72 per 1002000: 3.84 per 1002001: 4.07 per 1002002: 3.99 per 1002003: 3.94 per 1002004: 3.98 per 1002005: 3.83 per 1002006: 4.06 per 1002007: 4.33 per 1002008: 4.4 per 1002009: 4.34 per 1002010: 3.46 per 1002011: 3.62 per 1002012: 3.49 per 1002013: 3.08 per 1002014: 2.98 per 1002015: 3.06 per 1002016: 3.54 per 1002017: 3.85 per 1002018: 3.78 per 1002019: 3.84 per 1002020: 4.22 per 1002021: 4.13 per 1002022: 4.21 per 1002023: 4.03 per 1002024: 3.82 per 100
Change over the period: +3.56 (+1,408.87%) Average annual rate: 4.71 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Philippines 3.82 per 100
World 10.2 per 100
East Asia & Pacific 12.6 per 100
South-Eastern Asia computed 3.88 per 100
Lower-middle-income countries computed 3.47 per 100
Fixed telephone lines — Philippines, by year Philippines All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2024 3.82 −0.21 −5.21%
2023 4.03 −0.18 −4.37%
2022 4.21 +0.08 +1.93%
2021 4.13 −0.09 −2.13%
2020 4.22 +0.38 +9.9%
2019 3.84 +0.07 +1.74%
2018 3.78 −0.08 −1.96%
2017 3.85 +0.31 +8.67%
2016 3.54 +0.48 +15.75%
2015 3.06 +0.08 +2.69%
2014 2.98 −0.1 −3.37%
2013 3.08 −0.4 −11.54%
2012 3.49 −0.13 −3.66%
2011 3.62 +0.16 +4.54%
2010 3.46 −0.88 −20.3%
2009 4.34 −0.05 −1.21%
2008 4.4 +0.07 +1.64%
2007 4.33 +0.27 +6.58%
2006 4.06 +0.23 +6.1%
2005 3.83 −0.15 −3.85%
2004 3.98 +0.04 +0.94%
2003 3.94 −0.04 −1.1%
2002 3.99 −0.09 −2.13%
2001 4.07 +0.23 +5.92%
2000 3.84 +0.12 +3.35%
1999 3.72 +0.43 +13.07%
1998 3.29 +0.48 +17.08%
1997 2.81 +0.33 +13.31%
1996 2.48 +0.48 +24%
1995 2 +0.39 +24.22%
1994 1.61 +0.34 +26.77%
1993 1.27 +0.27 +27%
1992 1 −0.01 −0.99%
1991 1.01 +0.04 +4.02%
1990 0.97 −0.01 −1.25%
1989 0.98 +0.01 +1.25%
1988 0.97 +0.02 +2.13%
1987 0.95 −0 −0.32%
1986 0.95 +0.02 +2.48%
1985 0.93 −0.01 −1.36%
1984 0.94 +0 +0.51%
1983 0.94 −0 −0.5%
1982 0.94 +0.05 +5.87%
1981 0.89 +0.02 +2.76%
1980 0.87 +0.04 +5.15%
1979 0.82 +0.02 +2.04%
1978 0.81 −0.01 −0.84%
1977 0.82 +0.12 +16.59%
1976 0.7 +0.03 +4.38%
1975 0.67 +0.18 +35.51%
1974 0.49 +0 +0%
1973 0.49 +0 +0%
1972 0.49 +0 +0%
1971 0.49 +0.02 +4.56%
1970 0.47 +0.2 +76.08%
1969 0.27 +0 +0%
1968 0.27 +0 +0%
1967 0.27 +0 +0%
1966 0.27 +0.02 +6.13%
1965 0.25

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.