Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled by country
Landline phone subscriptions with 138 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Countries reporting
212
Highest
166.51 million
China
Lowest
0
Chad
Median
255,777
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
11,941
What the numbers show
Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled is currently reported for 212 countries. The highest value is 166.51 million in China; the lowest is 0 in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 255,777, and the mean is 3.87 million.
Over the past decade 57 countries rose and 150 fell. The largest increase was in Gabon (up 262.8%), and the largest decrease in Bhutan (down 100.0%).
Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 166.51 million | 2024 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 2 | United States | 81.55 million | 2024 | down 36.5% | rising |
| 3 | Japan | 59.33 million | 2023 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 4 | India | 39.24 million | 2024 | up 45.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Germany | 38.40 million | 2024 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 6 | France | 37.28 million | 2023 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Mexico | 29.52 million | 2024 | up 59.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Iran | 28.23 million | 2024 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 23.77 million | 2024 | down 28.5% | rising |
| 10 | Brazil | 22.55 million | 2024 | down 48.9% | volatile |
| 11 | South Korea | 21.29 million | 2024 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Russia | 20.82 million | 2023 | down 48.6% | rising |
| 13 | Italy | 20.30 million | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 14 | Spain | 18.23 million | 2024 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Egypt | 13.25 million | 2024 | up 109.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Canada | 10.97 million | 2024 | down 33.1% | rising |
| 17 | Turkey | 9.03 million | 2024 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Malaysia | 8.22 million | 2024 | up 86.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Algeria | 6.93 million | 2024 | up 123.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | 6.71 million | 2024 | up 54.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Argentina | 6.42 million | 2024 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Uzbekistan | 6.32 million | 2024 | up 152.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Colombia | 6.32 million | 2024 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Australia | 5.95 million | 2024 | down 35.2% | rising |
| 25 | Portugal | 5.53 million | 2024 | up 20.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Iraq | 5.28 million | 2024 | up 170.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Greece | 4.69 million | 2024 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Indonesia | 4.65 million | 2024 | down 82.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Philippines | 4.42 million | 2024 | up 43.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Poland | 4.41 million | 2024 | down 54.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Belarus | 4.14 million | 2024 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Netherlands | 3.98 million | 2024 | down 42.8% | rising |
| 33 | Thailand | 3.90 million | 2024 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Austria | 3.48 million | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 35 | Hong Kong | 3.31 million | 2024 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Morocco | 3.04 million | 2024 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Syria | 2.84 million | 2024 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Switzerland | 2.73 million | 2024 | down 37.6% | rising |
| 39 | Vietnam | 2.64 million | 2024 | down 60.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Israel | 2.56 million | 2023 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Pakistan | 2.54 million | 2024 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Hungary | 2.52 million | 2024 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Belgium | 2.49 million | 2024 | down 45.1% | rising |
| 44 | Kazakhstan | 2.44 million | 2024 | down 43.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Serbia | 2.42 million | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 46 | Venezuela | 2.42 million | 2024 | down 69.1% | volatile |
| 47 | United Arab Emirates | 2.29 million | 2024 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Singapore | 2.04 million | 2024 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Guatemala | 1.98 million | 2024 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Tunisia | 1.96 million | 2024 | up 106.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Chile | 1.74 million | 2024 | down 49.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Romania | 1.72 million | 2024 | down 62.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Cuba | 1.59 million | 2024 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Sri Lanka | 1.58 million | 2024 | down 41.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Ukraine | 1.43 million | 2023 | down 87.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Peru | 1.40 million | 2024 | down 53.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Azerbaijan | 1.33 million | 2024 | down 26.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Laos | 1.23 million | 2023 | up 75.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Ecuador | 1.22 million | 2024 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Libya | 1.22 million | 2022 | up 49.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Uruguay | 1.21 million | 2024 | up 11.4% | volatile |
| 62 | North Korea | 1.18 million | 2022 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 63 | Czechia | 1.16 million | 2024 | down 42.1% | rising |
| 64 | Dominican Republic | 1.15 million | 2024 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Croatia | 1.10 million | 2024 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Ireland | 1.08 million | 2024 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 67 | South Africa | 1.01 million | 2024 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Lebanon | 924,461 | 2022 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 69 | El Salvador | 885,101 | 2024 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Sweden | 796,716 | 2024 | down 78.9% | flat |
| 71 | Panama | 774,060 | 2023 | up 34.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Puerto Rico | 773,022 | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 73 | Ethiopia | 765,634 | 2024 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Turkmenistan | 735,547 | 2022 | up 27.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Moldova | 734,202 | 2024 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Yemen | 727,821 | 2022 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Denmark | 697,867 | 2024 | down 62.7% | rising |
| 78 | Costa Rica | 610,457 | 2024 | down 30.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Slovenia | 607,443 | 2024 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 80 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 583,045 | 2024 | down 31.3% | rising |
| 81 | Kuwait | 572,621 | 2023 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 82 | New Zealand | 564,000 | 2024 | down 69.5% | rising |
| 83 | Myanmar | 558,671 | 2024 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Bulgaria | 551,943 | 2024 | down 69.6% | falling |
| 85 | Qatar | 524,643 | 2024 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Mongolia | 519,169 | 2024 | up 127.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Jordan | 485,928 | 2024 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Mauritius | 468,800 | 2024 | up 26.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Honduras | 459,820 | 2024 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 90 | North Macedonia | 456,183 | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 91 | Slovakia | 454,876 | 2024 | down 50.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Jamaica | 453,882 | 2024 | up 78.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Oman | 435,596 | 2024 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Nepal | 407,925 | 2024 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Palestine | 383,653 | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 96 | Bolivia | 368,926 | 2024 | down 57.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Mali | 306,900 | 2022 | up 174.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Zimbabwe | 298,047 | 2024 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Trinidad and Tobago | 297,734 | 2024 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Armenia | 297,328 | 2024 | down 48.1% | rising |
| 101 | Senegal | 297,046 | 2024 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Bangladesh | 284,748 | 2024 | down 70.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Ghana | 269,356 | 2024 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Luxembourg | 260,060 | 2022 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 105 | Georgia | 258,038 | 2024 | down 76.5% | rising |
| 106 | Bahrain | 256,054 | 2024 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Malta | 255,500 | 2024 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Cyprus | 245,464 | 2024 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Nicaragua | 244,832 | 2024 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Cote d'Ivoire | 244,702 | 2024 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Tajikistan | 229,778 | 2023 | down 45.9% | rising |
| 112 | Estonia | 227,420 | 2024 | down 44.2% | rising |
| 113 | Paraguay | 205,511 | 2023 | down 53.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Latvia | 204,756 | 2024 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 115 | Lithuania | 201,462 | 2024 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Uganda | 195,975 | 2024 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Montenegro | 192,212 | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 118 | Afghanistan | 181,963 | 2023 | up 90.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Papua New Guinea | 172,691 | 2022 | up 24.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Albania | 165,380 | 2024 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Kyrgyzstan | 156,698 | 2024 | down 64.6% | rising |
| 122 | Sudan | 155,802 | 2022 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Finland | 150,000 | 2024 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Brunei | 128,276 | 2024 | up 79.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Suriname | 124,064 | 2024 | up 46.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Guyana | 123,604 | 2022 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Barbados | 121,314 | 2022 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Niger | 117,563 | 2024 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Nigeria | 102,714 | 2024 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Bahamas | 93,084 | 2024 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 131 | Botswana | 83,182 | 2024 | down 50.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Burkina Faso | 81,718 | 2024 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Macao | 81,260 | 2024 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Angola | 80,267 | 2024 | down 72.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Togo | 78,576 | 2024 | up 47.4% | volatile |
| 136 | Tanzania | 78,299 | 2024 | down 48.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Fiji | 77,765 | 2024 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Namibia | 77,390 | 2024 | down 57.6% | volatile |
| 139 | United States Virgin Islands | 75,836 | 2022 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 140 | Zambia | 73,688 | 2024 | down 35.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Norway | 73,208 | 2024 | down 93.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Guam | 71,308 | 2022 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 143 | Iceland | 68,518 | 2024 | down 60.1% | rising |
| 144 | Eritrea | 68,216 | 2022 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 145 | Cameroon | 67,507 | 2024 | down 94.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Gabon | 67,119 | 2024 | up 262.8% | rising |
| 147 | French Polynesia | 65,969 | 2023 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Cape Verde | 61,294 | 2024 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Kenya | 57,017 | 2024 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Somalia | 55,005 | 2023 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Andorra | 53,215 | 2024 | up 39.2% | volatile |
| 152 | New Caledonia | 46,570 | 2022 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Curacao | 45,974 | 2023 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 154 | Gambia | 44,127 | 2024 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Monaco | 36,884 | 2024 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Cayman Islands | 35,773 | 2022 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Eswatini | 35,641 | 2024 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 158 | Aruba | 34,549 | 2022 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 159 | Saint Lucia | 30,640 | 2022 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Cambodia | 29,080 | 2024 | down 91.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Djibouti | 28,673 | 2023 | up 38.6% | volatile |
| 162 | Mozambique | 28,329 | 2024 | down 67.4% | volatile |
| 163 | Bermuda | 28,177 | 2024 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Antigua and Barbuda | 27,320 | 2022 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 165 | British Virgin Islands | 24,443 | 2024 | up 106.3% | volatile |
| 166 | Northern Mariana Islands | 19,474 | 2022 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 167 | Belize | 17,806 | 2022 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Congo | 17,604 | 2022 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 169 | Gibraltar | 17,155 | 2022 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 170 | Grenada | 16,991 | 2022 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Seychelles | 16,166 | 2024 | down 23.8% | volatile |
| 172 | San Marino | 16,000 | 2022 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 173 | Mauritania | 15,997 | 2024 | down 68.9% | volatile |
| 174 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 15,602 | 2022 | down 22.0% | rising |
| 175 | Faroe Islands | 14,940 | 2022 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 176 | Burundi | 14,363 | 2023 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 177 | Maldives | 11,998 | 2024 | down 46.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Equatorial Guinea | 11,389 | 2022 | down 23.4% | volatile |
| 179 | Liechtenstein | 9,892 | 2024 | down 45.2% | rising |
| 180 | American Samoa | 9,693 | 2022 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 181 | Rwanda | 9,255 | 2024 | down 81.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 9,077 | 2024 | down 62.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Comoros | 8,823 | 2023 | down 61.6% | volatile |
| 184 | Lesotho | 7,980 | 2024 | down 83.9% | volatile |
| 185 | Dominica | 7,459 | 2021 | down 50.2% | volatile |
| 186 | Solomon Islands | 6,978 | 2022 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 187 | Micronesia (country) | 6,476 | 2022 | down 22.9% | rising |
| 188 | Liberia | 6,254 | 2022 | down 54.5% | rising |
| 189 | Palau | 6,154 | 2022 | down 16.0% | flat |
| 190 | Greenland | 4,996 | 2022 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 191 | Malawi | 4,869 | 2024 | down 74.3% | volatile |
| 192 | Samoa | 4,567 | 2022 | down 44.8% | rising |
| 193 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4,052 | 2022 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 194 | Madagascar | 3,413 | 2023 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 195 | Tonga | 3,280 | 2022 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 196 | Vanuatu | 3,036 | 2024 | down 47.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Tuvalu | 2,113 | 2022 | up 45.7% | volatile |
| 198 | Central African Republic | 2,088 | 2022 | up 153.7% | volatile |
| 199 | Marshall Islands | 1,947 | 2022 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 200 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,781 | 2024 | down 73.8% | volatile |
| 201 | East Timor | 1,691 | 2024 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 202 | Haiti | 1,357 | 2022 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 203 | Benin | 1,350 | 2024 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 204 | Sierra Leone | 269 | 2022 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 205 | Kiribati | 14 | 2024 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 206 | Bhutan | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 206 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 206 | Guinea | 0 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 206 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 206 | Nauru | 0 | 2022 | — | falling |
| 206 | South Sudan | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 206 | Chad | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
Landline phone subscriptions with 138 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Landline phone subscriptions International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Landline phone subscriptions with 138 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.