Landline phone subscriptions, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Landline phone subscriptions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
211
Highest
49.44 % change on previous year
Uganda
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Chad
Median
-3.8 % change on previous year
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
11,415
What the numbers show
Landline phone subscriptions, annual growth rate is currently reported for 211 countries. The highest value is 49.44 % change on previous year in Uganda; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is -3.8 % change on previous year, and the mean is -8.17 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 65 countries rose and 136 fell. The largest increase was in Mexico (up 1,497.6%), and the largest decrease in Maldives (down 18,799.8%).
Landline phone subscriptions, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uganda | 49.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 161.4% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 26.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 483.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Marshall Islands | 23.51 % change on previous year | 2004 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Gabon | 23.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 687.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Paraguay | 21.95 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 238.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Comoros | 19.72 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 573.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Sudan | 18.49 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 251.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Dominica | 17.26 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 643.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Vietnam | 14.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Togo | 12.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 185.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Afghanistan | 12.17 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 90.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Rwanda | 10.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Algeria | 9.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 983.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Lesotho | 8.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 793.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Mongolia | 7.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 74.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Singapore | 7.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 388.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Egypt | 6.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 184.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Morocco | 5.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 137.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Tuvalu | 5.65 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Lebanon | 5.59 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 298.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Brunei | 5.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Tunisia | 5.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 173.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Nicaragua | 4.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Central African Republic | 4.4 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 348.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Liberia | 4.23 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Papua New Guinea | 4.03 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Honduras | 3.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 124.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Tanzania | 3.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 140.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Eritrea | 3.36 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Cameroon | 3.35 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 67.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Andorra | 2.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 439.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Uzbekistan | 2.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Djibouti | 2.66 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Mexico | 2.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,497.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Guatemala | 2.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 128.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Puerto Rico | 1.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 92.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Mali | 1.94 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 72.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Guam | 1.87 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 39 | North Macedonia | 1.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 155.0% | volatile |
| 40 | United Arab Emirates | 1.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 88.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Cape Verde | 1.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 115.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.3 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Malawi | 1.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 102.9% | volatile |
| 44 | New Caledonia | 1.24 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 75.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.19 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 118.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Venezuela | 1.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 143.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Mauritius | 1.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 57.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Montenegro | 0.9814 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 138.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Italy | 0.9713 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 139.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Syria | 0.9076 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 105.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Gambia | 0.8986 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 106.9% | volatile |
| 52 | El Salvador | 0.6394 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 190.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.6095 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 74.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Dominican Republic | 0.4483 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Portugal | 0.4382 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Tajikistan | 0.3029 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 96.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Barbados | 0.2761 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 85.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Bermuda | 0.24 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.1289 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 101.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Uruguay | 0.1195 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Cuba | 0.1152 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 94.8% | volatile |
| 62 | North Korea | 0.0373 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Kuwait | 0.0192 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 104.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Congo | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Fiji | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Sierra Leone | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | San Marino | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 68 | British Virgin Islands | -0.0041 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 99.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Gibraltar | -0.0699 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 98.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Qatar | -0.1749 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 114.4% | volatile |
| 71 | United States Virgin Islands | -0.2158 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 120.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Yemen | -0.217 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 108.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Solomon Islands | -0.3143 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 92.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -0.6242 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 161.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Cayman Islands | -0.6306 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 244.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Belarus | -0.6813 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 166.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Germany | -0.7752 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 77.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Spain | -0.9095 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Burkina Faso | -0.9155 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 90.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Jamaica | -1.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 163.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Guyana | -1.12 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 189.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Pakistan | -1.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 95.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Saudi Arabia | -1.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 141.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Aruba | -1.29 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 53.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Jordan | -1.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 89.6% | volatile |
| 86 | France | -1.55 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Malta | -1.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 321.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Japan | -1.94 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 504.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Bahrain | -2.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Malaysia | -2.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Luxembourg | -2.26 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 49.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Serbia | -2.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 57.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Faroe Islands | -2.61 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 41.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Northern Mariana Islands | -2.63 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Iran | -2.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 159.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Canada | -2.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 97 | American Samoa | -3.07 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Austria | -3.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 161.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Costa Rica | -3.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 61.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Czechia | -3.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 8,051.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Burundi | -3.72 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 116.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Zimbabwe | -3.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 145.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Suriname | -3.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 7,685.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Bahamas | -3.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 50.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Liechtenstein | -3.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 168.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Greece | -3.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 178.9% | volatile |
| 107 | United States | -3.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 108 | South Korea | -3.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Bangladesh | -3.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 60.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Vanuatu | -4.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 196.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Trinidad and Tobago | -4.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 412.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Philippines | -4.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 150.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Albania | -4.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 72.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Namibia | -4.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 797.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Estonia | -4.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Thailand | -4.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Saint Lucia | -4.9 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 287.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Myanmar | -4.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 229.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -4.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Switzerland | -5.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Finland | -5.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 66.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Hong Kong | -5.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 14,645.5% | volatile |
| 123 | East Timor | -5.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 128.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Russia | -5.33 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Benin | -5.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 123.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Denmark | -5.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 48.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Iraq | -5.85 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 236.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Slovenia | -6.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Belize | -6.28 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 47.1% | volatile |
| 130 | Mozambique | -6.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 153.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Hungary | -6.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 689.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Latvia | -6.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Macao | -6.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 117.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Maldives | -6.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 18,799.8% | volatile |
| 135 | Netherlands | -6.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 167.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Laos | -6.92 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 112.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Peru | -7.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 138 | Georgia | -7.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 139 | China | -7.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Sri Lanka | -7.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6,579.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Angola | -7.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 121.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Botswana | -7.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 159.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Micronesia (country) | -7.49 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Australia | -8.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Panama | -8.18 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 752.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Ethiopia | -8.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 206.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Turkmenistan | -8.25 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 261.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Nigeria | -8.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 83.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Croatia | -8.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 40.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Ireland | -8.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,329.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Sweden | -8.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 125.9% | volatile |
| 152 | Argentina | -8.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 624.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Norway | -8.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Sao Tome and Principe | -8.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 256.5% | volatile |
| 155 | Turkey | -9.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Cyprus | -9.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Kazakhstan | -9.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 931.6% | volatile |
| 158 | Curacao | -9.1 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 3,698.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Zambia | -9.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 704.2% | volatile |
| 160 | Lithuania | -9.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 161 | Poland | -9.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 155.4% | volatile |
| 162 | Slovakia | -10.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Belgium | -10.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 759.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Armenia | -10.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 936.9% | volatile |
| 165 | Bulgaria | -10.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 68.5% | volatile |
| 166 | Greenland | -10.95 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 1,007.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Cambodia | -11.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 168 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -11.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 145.1% | volatile |
| 169 | United Kingdom | -11.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,543.6% | volatile |
| 170 | Brazil | -11.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 486.3% | volatile |
| 171 | Romania | -12.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 256.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Chile | -12.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 606.9% | volatile |
| 173 | Seychelles | -12.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 393.9% | volatile |
| 174 | Bolivia | -12.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6,523.9% | volatile |
| 175 | Colombia | -13.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,488.9% | volatile |
| 176 | Moldova | -13.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4,999.5% | volatile |
| 177 | Monaco | -14.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 283.4% | volatile |
| 178 | New Zealand | -14.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 179 | Eswatini | -15.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 331.7% | volatile |
| 180 | Ecuador | -15.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 868.9% | volatile |
| 181 | Ghana | -15.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 316.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Kyrgyzstan | -15.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 295.4% | volatile |
| 183 | Kenya | -15.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 33.8% | volatile |
| 184 | Palestine | -16.18 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 796.8% | volatile |
| 185 | Iceland | -16.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 910.4% | volatile |
| 186 | Ukraine | -17.54 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 508.5% | volatile |
| 187 | Kiribati | -17.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 73.5% | volatile |
| 188 | Azerbaijan | -18.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 986.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Libya | -22.7 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 190 | Palau | -23.07 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 490.2% | volatile |
| 191 | Samoa | -23.88 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 1,863.5% | volatile |
| 192 | Oman | -24.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 466.9% | volatile |
| 193 | South Africa | -25.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 327.6% | volatile |
| 194 | Senegal | -25.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 176.5% | volatile |
| 195 | Israel | -28.38 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 423.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Niger | -31.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 758.6% | volatile |
| 197 | Nepal | -32.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3,392.6% | volatile |
| 198 | Grenada | -34.68 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 2,721.7% | volatile |
| 199 | Somalia | -39.55 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 361.5% | volatile |
| 200 | Mauritania | -47.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 892.0% | volatile |
| 201 | Indonesia | -49.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 236.0% | volatile |
| 202 | French Polynesia | -52.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 4,237.3% | volatile |
| 203 | Tonga | -69.7 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 204 | Haiti | -77.38 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 205 | Madagascar | -91.32 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 5,239.3% | volatile |
| 206 | Bhutan | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 894.9% | volatile |
| 206 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -100 % change on previous year | 2013 | down 3,645.3% | volatile |
| 206 | Guinea | -100 % change on previous year | 2012 | down 5,208.2% | volatile |
| 206 | Guinea-Bissau | -100 % change on previous year | 2010 | down 221.4% | volatile |
| 206 | Nauru | -100 % change on previous year | 2010 | down 3,600.0% | volatile |
| 206 | Chad | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 925.1% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Landline phone subscriptions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Landline phone subscriptions International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Landline phone subscriptions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.