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Telephones - fixed lines World, in 30 editions.
The entry for World published Telephones - fixed lines in 30 editions of 36, from 1996 to 2025. The text changed in 15 editions. Each is shown as published. Telephones - fixed lines in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 15
- the first edition with it
- 1996
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Telephones” (1996 to 1999), “Telephones - main lines in use” (2000 to 2014) and “Telephones - fixed lines” (2015 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 4 editions, 1996 to 1999.
Published as “Telephones”
NA
NA
The same text in 4 editions, 2000 to 2003.
Published as “Telephones - main lines in use”
NA
NA
The same text in 2004 and 2005.
Published as “Telephones - main lines in use”
843,923,500 (2003)
NA 843,923,500 (2003)
The same text in 3 editions, 2006 to 2008.
Published as “Telephones - main lines in use”
1,263,367,600 (2005)
843,923,500 (2003) 1,263,367,600 (2005)
The same text in 2009 and 2010.
Published as “Telephones - main lines in use”
1.268 billion (2008)
1,263,367,600 (2005) 1.268 billion (2008)
Published as “Telephones - main lines in use”
1.175 billion (2010)
1.268 1.175 billion (2008) (2010)
The same text in 3 editions, 2012 to 2014.
Published as “Telephones - main lines in use”
1.2 billion (2011)
1.175 1.2 billion (2010) (2011)
1.1 billion (2014 est.)
1.2 1.1 billion (2011) (2014 est.)
1.1 billion (July 2015 est.)
1.1 billion (2014 (July 2015 est.)
1 billion (July 2016 est.)
1.1 1 billion (July 2015 2016 est.)
- total subscriptions:
- 984,289,950 (2017 est.)
- subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
- 1 (2017 est.)
total subscriptions: 984,289,950 (2017 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 billion (July 2016 (2017 est.)
The same text in 2019 and 2020.
- total subscriptions:
- 984,289,950
- subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
- 1 (2017 est.)
total subscriptions: 984,289,950 (2017 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2017 est.)
- total subscriptions:
- 917,318,375
- subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
- 12 (2017 est.)
total subscriptions: 984,289,950 917,318,375
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 12 (2017 est.)
- total subscriptions:
- 901,317,598 (2020 est.)
- subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
- 11 (2021 est.)
total subscriptions: 917,318,375 901,317,598 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 12 (2017 11 (2021 est.)
- total subscriptions:
- 901,317,598 (2021 est.)
- subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
- 11 (2021 est.)
total subscriptions: 901,317,598 (2020 (2021 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 11 (2021 est.)
- total subscriptions:
- 840.736 million (2022 est.)
- subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
- 11 (2022 est.)
total subscriptions: 901,317,598 (2021 840.736 million (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 11 (2021 (2022 est.)
- total subscriptions:
- 839.8 million (2024 est.)
- subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
- 11 (2023 est.)
total subscriptions: 840.736 839.8 million (2022 (2024 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 11 (2022 (2023 est.)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “World: Telephones - fixed lines.” The World Factbook, 1996–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/world/telephones-fixed-lines.