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Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Turkey

Turkey: Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people was 10.32 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
10.32 per 100 people
Change on year
down 9.3%
World rank
107th
of 212 countries
All-time high
28.54 per 100 people
in 2001
All-time low
0.6544 per 100 people
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Turkey, 1960–2024

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Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 100 people.

Analysis

Turkey recorded 10.32 per 100 people for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in 2024.

That represents a change of down 9.3% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Turkey peaked at 28.54 per 100 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.6544 per 100 people, in 1960.

That places Turkey 107th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Turkey, year by year

Year per 100 people Change
1960 0.6544 per 100 people —
1961 0.6553 per 100 people +0.1%
1962 0.6553 per 100 people +0.0%
1963 0.6553 per 100 people +0.0%
1964 0.6553 per 100 people +0.0%
1965 0.7757 per 100 people +18.4%
1966 0.7857 per 100 people +1.3%
1967 0.7857 per 100 people +0.0%
1968 0.7857 per 100 people +0.0%
1969 0.7857 per 100 people +0.0%
1970 1.06 per 100 people +35.0%
1971 1.08 per 100 people +1.9%
1972 1.08 per 100 people +0.0%
1973 1.08 per 100 people +0.0%
1974 1.08 per 100 people +0.0%
1975 1.72 per 100 people +58.7%
1976 1.9 per 100 people +10.8%
1977 2.06 per 100 people +8.2%
1978 2.33 per 100 people +13.4%
1979 2.53 per 100 people +8.4%
1980 2.6 per 100 people +2.9%
1981 2.89 per 100 people +11.1%
1982 3.27 per 100 people +13.0%
1983 3.56 per 100 people +8.9%
1984 4.03 per 100 people +13.4%
1985 4.57 per 100 people +13.3%
1986 5.53 per 100 people +21.1%
1987 7.21 per 100 people +30.3%
1988 9.39 per 100 people +30.2%
1989 11 per 100 people +17.1%
1990 12.2 per 100 people +10.9%
1991 14.3 per 100 people +17.2%
1992 16.2 per 100 people +13.3%
1993 18.5 per 100 people +14.2%
1994 20.3 per 100 people +9.7%
1995 21.5 per 100 people +5.9%
1996 23.1 per 100 people +7.4%
1997 24.8 per 100 people +7.4%
1998 26.4 per 100 people +6.5%
1999 27.7 per 100 people +4.9%
2000 28.12 per 100 people +1.5%
2001 28.54 per 100 people +1.5%
2002 28.17 per 100 people -1.3%
2003 27.89 per 100 people -1.0%
2004 27.88 per 100 people -0.0%
2005 27.37 per 100 people -1.8%
2006 26.88 per 100 people -1.8%
2007 25.73 per 100 people -4.3%
2008 24.46 per 100 people -4.9%
2009 22.82 per 100 people -6.7%
2010 22.09 per 100 people -3.2%
2011 20.5 per 100 people -7.2%
2012 18.43 per 100 people -10.1%
2013 17.74 per 100 people -3.8%
2014 16.06 per 100 people -9.5%
2015 14.36 per 100 people -10.5%
2016 13.57 per 100 people -5.5%
2017 13.61 per 100 people +0.3%
2018 13.78 per 100 people +1.3%
2019 13.51 per 100 people -2.0%
2020 14.46 per 100 people +7.0%
2021 14.2 per 100 people -1.8%
2022 12.86 per 100 people -9.4%
2023 11.37 per 100 people -11.6%
2024 10.32 per 100 people -9.3%

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey's 10.32 per 100 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.7 per 100 people, 96% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Turkey's 10.32 per 100 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.51 per 100 people, 50% of the median. (55 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1975 +58.7% 1.08 per 100 people 1.72 per 100 people

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.7194 per 100 people 0.6544 per 100 people 0.7857 per 100 people 10
1970s 1.59 per 100 people 1.06 per 100 people 2.53 per 100 people 10
1980s 5.41 per 100 people 2.6 per 100 people 11 per 100 people 10
1990s 20.5 per 100 people 12.2 per 100 people 27.7 per 100 people 10
2000s 26.79 per 100 people 22.82 per 100 people 28.54 per 100 people 10
2010s 16.36 per 100 people 13.51 per 100 people 22.09 per 100 people 10
2020s 12.64 per 100 people 10.32 per 100 people 14.46 per 100 people 5

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 104 Czechia 10.79 per 100 people compare
  2. 105 Guatemala 10.77 per 100 people compare
  3. 106 Brazil 10.63 per 100 people compare
  4. 108 Turkmenistan 10.17 per 100 people compare
  5. 109 Dominican Republic 10.06 per 100 people compare
  6. 110 Armenia 10 per 100 people compare

See the full ranking of 212 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Turkey?
Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Turkey was 10.32 per 100 people in 2024, according to International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest landline phone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 28.54 per 100 people in 2001.
What is the lowest landline phone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6544 per 100 people in 1960.
How does Turkey rank for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Turkey ranks 107th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
Is landline phone subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Turkey data come from?
The figures come from International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people
Unit
per 100 people
Source
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 11,787 data points, 1960–2024
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