Which Country Has the Most Fixed Lines?

Based on a comparison of 174 countries in 2021, China ranked the highest in number of fixed lines with 181 mil followed by USA and Japan. On the other end of the scale was Sierra Leone with < 0.001 mil, East Timor with 0.002 mil and Central African Republic with 0.002 mil.

Total number of fixed lines reached 816 mil in 2021 in the World according to World Bank. This is 10.5 % less than in the previous year and -47.3 % less than 10 years ago.

Historically, total number of fixed lines reached an all time high of 1,261 mil in 2006 and an all time low of 116 mil in 1969. The average annual growth amounted to 2.97 % since 1960.

The top ranked country, China, accounted for 22.2 % of number of fixed lines in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 41.6 % share while the ten largest countries some 68.2 % in 2021.

Data for more countries are available at Number of Fixed Lines indicator page.