Fixed telephone lines — all countries

Fixed telephone lines — Upper-middle-income countries

Fixed telephone lines in upper-middle-income countries in 2024 — 10.94 per 100. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 686.3%.

2024 10.94 per 100 −6.46% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 22.08 per 1002007
Period minimum 0.88 per 1001975

Trend over time

1971–2024 · per 100 people

Fixed telephone lines — Upper-middle-income countries, 1971–2024010203019711977198319891995200120072013201920241971: 1.39 per 1001972: 1.39 per 1001973: 1.39 per 1001974: 1.38 per 1001975: 0.88 per 1001976: 0.94 per 1001977: 1.02 per 1001978: 1.11 per 1001979: 1.24 per 1001980: 1.32 per 1001981: 1.44 per 1001982: 1.53 per 1001983: 1.62 per 1001984: 1.73 per 1001985: 1.85 per 1001986: 1.97 per 1001987: 2.12 per 1001988: 2.31 per 1001989: 2.49 per 1001990: 2.69 per 1001991: 2.95 per 1001992: 3.32 per 1001993: 3.84 per 1001994: 4.57 per 1001995: 5.45 per 1001996: 6.4 per 1001997: 7.42 per 1001998: 8.5 per 1001999: 9.81 per 1002000: 11.8 per 1002001: 13.73 per 1002002: 15.29 per 1002003: 17.43 per 1002004: 19.68 per 1002005: 21.42 per 1002006: 22.05 per 1002007: 22.08 per 1002008: 21.42 per 1002009: 20.29 per 1002010: 19.62 per 1002011: 19.02 per 1002012: 18.57 per 1002013: 17.56 per 1002014: 16.41 per 1002015: 14.95 per 1002016: 13.89 per 1002017: 13.56 per 1002018: 13 per 1002019: 12.62 per 1002020: 12.17 per 1002021: 12 per 1002022: 11.76 per 1002023: 11.69 per 1002024: 10.94 per 100
Change over the period: +9.55 (+686.32%) Average annual rate: 3.97 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Upper-middle-income countries 10.94 per 100
World 10.2 per 100
Fixed telephone lines — Upper-middle-income countries, by year Upper-middle-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2024 10.94 −0.76 −6.46%
2023 11.69 −0.06 −0.53%
2022 11.76 −0.25 −2.04%
2021 12 −0.17 −1.41%
2020 12.17 −0.45 −3.57%
2019 12.62 −0.37 −2.86%
2018 13 −0.56 −4.13%
2017 13.56 −0.34 −2.42%
2016 13.89 −1.06 −7.08%
2015 14.95 −1.46 −8.92%
2014 16.41 −1.14 −6.51%
2013 17.56 −1.01 −5.46%
2012 18.57 −0.45 −2.38%
2011 19.02 −0.6 −3.06%
2010 19.62 −0.67 −3.29%
2009 20.29 −1.13 −5.25%
2008 21.42 −0.66 −2.98%
2007 22.08 +0.03 +0.11%
2006 22.05 +0.63 +2.96%
2005 21.42 +1.74 +8.84%
2004 19.68 +2.24 +12.88%
2003 17.43 +2.14 +14.01%
2002 15.29 +1.56 +11.38%
2001 13.73 +1.93 +16.34%
2000 11.8 +1.99 +20.24%
1999 9.81 +1.31 +15.44%
1998 8.5 +1.08 +14.56%
1997 7.42 +1.02 +15.96%
1996 6.4 +0.95 +17.49%
1995 5.45 +0.88 +19.2%
1994 4.57 +0.73 +19.04%
1993 3.84 +0.52 +15.53%
1992 3.32 +0.38 +12.81%
1991 2.95 +0.25 +9.34%
1990 2.69 +0.21 +8.32%
1989 2.49 +0.18 +7.59%
1988 2.31 +0.19 +9.06%
1987 2.12 +0.15 +7.52%
1986 1.97 +0.12 +6.55%
1985 1.85 +0.12 +6.82%
1984 1.73 +0.11 +6.89%
1983 1.62 +0.09 +5.81%
1982 1.53 +0.09 +6.42%
1981 1.44 +0.11 +8.68%
1980 1.32 +0.09 +7.21%
1979 1.24 +0.13 +11.32%
1978 1.11 +0.09 +8.76%
1977 1.02 +0.08 +8.35%
1976 0.94 +0.06 +7.26%
1975 0.88 −0.51 −36.55%
1974 1.38 −0 −0.17%
1973 1.39 −0 −0.18%
1972 1.39 −0 −0.18%
1971 1.39

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.