Fixed telephone lines — all countries

Fixed telephone lines — South Asia

Fixed telephone lines in South Asia in 2025 — 3.1 per 100. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 3,583.6%.

2025 3.1 per 100 +24% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 3.84 per 1002005
Period minimum 0.08 per 1001961

Trend over time

1960–2025 · per 100 people

Fixed telephone lines — South Asia, 1960–20250123419601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 0.08 per 1001962: 0.08 per 1001964: 0.08 per 1001966: 0.13 per 1001968: 0.13 per 1001970: 0.17 per 1001972: 0.17 per 1001974: 0.17 per 1001976: 0.24 per 1001978: 0.27 per 1001980: 0.29 per 1001982: 0.32 per 1001984: 0.36 per 1001986: 0.42 per 1001988: 0.47 per 1001990: 0.56 per 1001992: 0.71 per 1001994: 0.98 per 1001996: 1.36 per 1001998: 1.88 per 1002000: 2.64 per 1002002: 3.21 per 1002004: 3.55 per 1002006: 3.23 per 1002008: 3.03 per 1002010: 2.83 per 1002012: 2.47 per 1002014: 2.08 per 1002016: 1.8 per 1002018: 1.6 per 1002020: 1.5 per 1002022: 1.9 per 1002024: 2.5 per 1002025: 3.1 per 100
Change over the period: +3.02 (+3,583.64%) Average annual rate: 5.71 %

Comparison, 2025

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

South Asia 3.1 per 100
World 9.9 per 100
Fixed telephone lines — South Asia, by year South Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2025 3.1 +0.6 +24%
2024 2.5 +0.5 +25%
2023 2 +0.1 +5.26%
2022 1.9 +0.2 +11.76%
2021 1.7 +0.2 +13.33%
2020 1.5 +0 +0%
2019 1.5 −0.1 −6.25%
2018 1.6 −0.1 −5.88%
2017 1.7 −0.1 −5.56%
2016 1.8 −0.1 −5.26%
2015 1.9 −0.18 −8.86%
2014 2.08 −0.23 −10.12%
2013 2.32 −0.15 −6.05%
2012 2.47 −0.15 −5.58%
2011 2.61 −0.21 −7.51%
2010 2.83 −0.15 −5.11%
2009 2.98 −0.05 −1.52%
2008 3.03 −0.09 −2.97%
2007 3.12 −0.11 −3.37%
2006 3.23 −0.61 −16.01%
2005 3.84 +0.29 +8.15%
2004 3.55 +0.32 +9.78%
2003 3.24 +0.02 +0.71%
2002 3.21 +0.18 +5.81%
2001 3.04 +0.4 +15.2%
2000 2.64 +0.4 +18.07%
1999 2.23 +0.35 +18.63%
1998 1.88 +0.28 +17.36%
1997 1.6 +0.24 +18.03%
1996 1.36 +0.2 +17.42%
1995 1.16 +0.18 +18.29%
1994 0.98 +0.15 +18.39%
1993 0.83 +0.11 +15.66%
1992 0.71 +0.08 +12.83%
1991 0.63 +0.08 +13.63%
1990 0.56 +0.04 +7.86%
1989 0.52 +0.04 +8.82%
1988 0.47 +0.03 +7.14%
1987 0.44 +0.03 +6.75%
1986 0.42 +0.03 +7.93%
1985 0.38 +0.02 +6.43%
1984 0.36 +0.02 +6.65%
1983 0.34 +0.02 +6.08%
1982 0.32 +0.01 +4.28%
1981 0.31 +0.01 +4.97%
1980 0.29 +0.01 +4.18%
1979 0.28 +0.01 +5.4%
1978 0.27 +0.01 +5.74%
1977 0.25 +0.01 +4.55%
1976 0.24 +0.02 +7.38%
1975 0.22 +0.05 +28.62%
1974 0.17 +0 +0.04%
1973 0.17 +0 +0.05%
1972 0.17 +0 +0.04%
1971 0.17 +0 +0.84%
1970 0.17 +0.04 +30.01%
1969 0.13 +0 +0.02%
1968 0.13 +0 +0.03%
1967 0.13 +0 +0.03%
1966 0.13 +0 +0.29%
1965 0.13 +0.05 +57.95%
1964 0.08 +0 +0.04%
1963 0.08 +0 +0.04%
1962 0.08 +0 +0.04%
1961 0.08 −0 −0.75%
1960 0.08

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.