Fixed telephone lines — all countries

Fixed telephone lines — Singapore

Fixed telephone lines in Singapore in 2024 — 34.99 per 100. Ranked 17 in the world out of 146. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1,409.5%.

2024 34.99 per 100 +6.59% vs 2023
World rank 17of 146
Period maximum 48.23 per 1002000
Period minimum 2.27 per 1001961

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 100 people

Fixed telephone lines — Singapore, 1960–2024020406019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 2.32 per 1001962: 2.27 per 1001964: 2.27 per 1001966: 3.11 per 1001968: 3.11 per 1001970: 5.16 per 1001972: 5.14 per 1001974: 5.14 per 1001976: 11.82 per 1001978: 17.88 per 1001980: 22.35 per 1001982: 25.65 per 1001984: 28.95 per 1001986: 30.6 per 1001988: 32.59 per 1001990: 34.7 per 1001992: 36.2 per 1001994: 39 per 1001996: 42.6 per 1001998: 45.6 per 1002000: 48.23 per 1002002: 46.47 per 1002004: 44.5 per 1002006: 42.06 per 1002008: 39.03 per 1002010: 39.32 per 1002012: 37.55 per 1002014: 36.58 per 1002016: 35.83 per 1002018: 35.51 per 1002020: 33.65 per 1002022: 34.64 per 1002024: 34.99 per 100
Change over the period: +32.67 (+1,409.53%) Average annual rate: 4.33 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Singapore 34.99 per 100
World 10.2 per 100
East Asia & Pacific 12.6 per 100
South-Eastern Asia computed 3.88 per 100
Fixed telephone lines — Singapore, by year Singapore All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2024 34.99 +2.16 +6.59%
2023 32.83 −1.82 −5.24%
2022 34.64 +0.36 +1.06%
2021 34.28 +0.64 +1.89%
2020 33.65 −0.06 −0.19%
2019 33.71 −1.8 −5.08%
2018 35.51 −0.03 −0.07%
2017 35.54 −0.29 −0.8%
2016 35.83 −0.66 −1.81%
2015 36.49 −0.1 −0.26%
2014 36.58 +0.06 +0.17%
2013 36.52 −1.03 −2.73%
2012 37.55 −1.39 −3.58%
2011 38.94 −0.37 −0.95%
2010 39.32 +0.45 +1.17%
2009 38.86 −0.17 −0.43%
2008 39.03 −1.48 −3.64%
2007 40.5 −1.55 −3.69%
2006 42.06 −1.15 −2.67%
2005 43.21 −1.29 −2.9%
2004 44.5 −1.16 −2.53%
2003 45.66 −0.81 −1.75%
2002 46.47 −0.84 −1.78%
2001 47.31 −0.91 −1.89%
2000 48.23 +0.93 +1.96%
1999 47.3 +1.7 +3.73%
1998 45.6 +1.2 +2.7%
1997 44.4 +1.8 +4.23%
1996 42.6 +2.2 +5.45%
1995 40.4 +1.4 +3.59%
1994 39 +1.5 +4%
1993 37.5 +1.3 +3.59%
1992 36.2 +1.1 +3.13%
1991 35.1 +0.4 +1.15%
1990 34.7 +0.82 +2.41%
1989 33.88 +1.29 +3.97%
1988 32.59 +1.11 +3.52%
1987 31.48 +0.88 +2.88%
1986 30.6 +0.62 +2.08%
1985 29.98 +1.03 +3.55%
1984 28.95 +1.9 +7.04%
1983 27.04 +1.4 +5.44%
1982 25.65 +1.6 +6.65%
1981 24.05 +1.7 +7.59%
1980 22.35 +2 +9.81%
1979 20.35 +2.47 +13.84%
1978 17.88 +3.05 +20.58%
1977 14.83 +3.01 +25.5%
1976 11.82 +2.39 +25.37%
1975 9.42 +4.29 +83.48%
1974 5.14 +0 +0%
1973 5.14 +0 +0%
1972 5.14 +0 +0%
1971 5.14 −0.03 −0.5%
1970 5.16 +2.05 +66.06%
1969 3.11 +0 +0%
1968 3.11 +0 +0%
1967 3.11 +0 +0%
1966 3.11 −0.03 −0.91%
1965 3.14 +0.86 +38.06%
1964 2.27 +0 +0%
1963 2.27 +0 +0%
1962 2.27 +0 +0%
1961 2.27 −0.05 −1.96%
1960 2.32

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.