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Fixed telephone lines — Russia

Fixed telephone lines in Russia in 2023 — 14.31 per 100. Ranked 64 in the world out of 165. Since 1975, the indicator has risen by 224.6%.

2023 14.31 per 100 −5.24% vs 2022
World rank 64of 165
Period maximum 31.67 per 1002008
Period minimum 4.41 per 1001975

Trend over time

1975–2023 · per 100 people

Fixed telephone lines — Russia, 1975–2023010203040197519801985199019952000200520102015202020231975: 4.41 per 1001976: 4.83 per 1001977: 5.69 per 1001978: 6.16 per 1001979: 6.71 per 1001980: 7.03 per 1001981: 7.94 per 1001982: 8.45 per 1001983: 9 per 1001984: 9.59 per 1001985: 10.21 per 1001986: 10.88 per 1001987: 11.58 per 1001988: 12.33 per 1001989: 13.14 per 1001990: 13.9 per 1001991: 14.9 per 1001992: 15.3 per 1001993: 15.8 per 1001994: 16.3 per 1001995: 16.9 per 1001996: 17.5 per 1001997: 19.1 per 1001998: 19.8 per 1001999: 21 per 1002000: 21.86 per 1002001: 22.77 per 1002002: 24.33 per 1002003: 24.76 per 1002004: 26.52 per 1002005: 27.73 per 1002006: 30.46 per 1002007: 31.43 per 1002008: 31.67 per 1002009: 31.54 per 1002010: 31.21 per 1002011: 30.65 per 1002012: 29.22 per 1002013: 27.99 per 1002014: 26.37 per 1002015: 24.47 per 1002016: 22.14 per 1002017: 21.86 per 1002018: 20.56 per 1002019: 18.89 per 1002020: 17.69 per 1002021: 16.36 per 1002022: 15.1 per 1002023: 14.31 per 100
Change over the period: +9.9 (+224.59%) Average annual rate: 2.48 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Russia 14.31 per 100
World 10.6 per 100
Europe & Central Asia 25.5 per 100
Eastern Europe computed 13.67 per 100
High-income countries computed 30.06 per 100
Fixed telephone lines — Russia, by year Russia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2023 14.31 −0.79 −5.24%
2022 15.1 −1.26 −7.7%
2021 16.36 −1.33 −7.5%
2020 17.69 −1.2 −6.33%
2019 18.89 −1.68 −8.15%
2018 20.56 −1.3 −5.93%
2017 21.86 −0.28 −1.28%
2016 22.14 −2.33 −9.51%
2015 24.47 −1.9 −7.2%
2014 26.37 −1.62 −5.79%
2013 27.99 −1.24 −4.23%
2012 29.22 −1.43 −4.66%
2011 30.65 −0.55 −1.78%
2010 31.21 −0.34 −1.07%
2009 31.54 −0.12 −0.39%
2008 31.67 +0.23 +0.74%
2007 31.43 +0.97 +3.18%
2006 30.46 +2.73 +9.85%
2005 27.73 +1.21 +4.58%
2004 26.52 +1.76 +7.1%
2003 24.76 +0.44 +1.79%
2002 24.33 +1.55 +6.81%
2001 22.77 +0.92 +4.19%
2000 21.86 +0.86 +4.09%
1999 21 +1.2 +6.06%
1998 19.8 +0.7 +3.66%
1997 19.1 +1.6 +9.14%
1996 17.5 +0.6 +3.55%
1995 16.9 +0.6 +3.68%
1994 16.3 +0.5 +3.16%
1993 15.8 +0.5 +3.27%
1992 15.3 +0.4 +2.68%
1991 14.9 +1 +7.19%
1990 13.9 +0.76 +5.77%
1989 13.14 +0.81 +6.6%
1988 12.33 +0.75 +6.49%
1987 11.58 +0.7 +6.45%
1986 10.88 +0.66 +6.49%
1985 10.21 +0.62 +6.51%
1984 9.59 +0.58 +6.49%
1983 9 +0.55 +6.52%
1982 8.45 +0.52 +6.52%
1981 7.94 +0.91 +12.94%
1980 7.03 +0.32 +4.74%
1979 6.71 +0.54 +8.82%
1978 6.16 +0.48 +8.41%
1977 5.69 +0.86 +17.75%
1976 4.83 +0.42 +9.52%
1975 4.41 — —

Eastern Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

BY Belarus 45.77 HU Hungary 27.8 MD Moldova 27.63 RU Russia 14.31 PL Poland 12.64 CZ Czechia 11.11 RO Romania 10.25 SK Slovakia 9.16 BG Bulgaria 9.11 UA Ukraine 3.8
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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.

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