Bangladesh - Telephone lines
Fixed telephone subscriptions
The value for Fixed telephone subscriptions in Bangladesh was 1,390,048 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,449,646 in 2019 and a minimum value of 45,000 in 1970.
Definition: Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 45,000 |
| 1971 | 45,000 |
| 1972 | 45,000 |
| 1973 | 45,000 |
| 1974 | 45,000 |
| 1975 | 60,000 |
| 1976 | 68,000 |
| 1977 | 76,000 |
| 1978 | 86,000 |
| 1979 | 89,000 |
| 1980 | 95,000 |
| 1981 | 101,000 |
| 1982 | 108,000 |
| 1983 | 114,580 |
| 1984 | 121,100 |
| 1985 | 151,400 |
| 1986 | 163,900 |
| 1987 | 174,400 |
| 1988 | 187,100 |
| 1989 | 192,000 |
| 1990 | 218,000 |
| 1991 | 221,513 |
| 1992 | 232,700 |
| 1993 | 245,947 |
| 1994 | 262,274 |
| 1995 | 286,605 |
| 1996 | 316,081 |
| 1997 | 368,017 |
| 1998 | 412,607 |
| 1999 | 432,968 |
| 2000 | 491,303 |
| 2001 | 564,880 |
| 2002 | 605,931 |
| 2003 | 742,048 |
| 2004 | 830,950 |
| 2005 | 1,070,000 |
| 2006 | 1,134,000 |
| 2007 | 1,186,919 |
| 2008 | 1,344,456 |
| 2009 | 1,234,895 |
| 2010 | 1,280,782 |
| 2011 | 977,700 |
| 2012 | 961,589 |
| 2013 | 1,082,348 |
| 2014 | 974,181 |
| 2015 | 864,263 |
| 2016 | 766,183 |
| 2017 | 707,568 |
| 2018 | 1,449,646 |
| 2019 | 1,449,646 |
| 2020 | 1,390,048 |
Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
The value for Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) in Bangladesh was 0.844 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.932 in 2008 and a minimum value of 0.070 in 1971.
Definition: Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.070 |
| 1971 | 0.070 |
| 1972 | 0.070 |
| 1973 | 0.070 |
| 1974 | 0.070 |
| 1975 | 0.086 |
| 1976 | 0.095 |
| 1977 | 0.103 |
| 1978 | 0.114 |
| 1979 | 0.115 |
| 1980 | 0.119 |
| 1981 | 0.124 |
| 1982 | 0.129 |
| 1983 | 0.133 |
| 1984 | 0.137 |
| 1985 | 0.167 |
| 1986 | 0.176 |
| 1987 | 0.182 |
| 1988 | 0.191 |
| 1989 | 0.191 |
| 1990 | 0.211 |
| 1991 | 0.210 |
| 1992 | 0.215 |
| 1993 | 0.223 |
| 1994 | 0.233 |
| 1995 | 0.249 |
| 1996 | 0.269 |
| 1997 | 0.306 |
| 1998 | 0.336 |
| 1999 | 0.346 |
| 2000 | 0.385 |
| 2001 | 0.434 |
| 2002 | 0.457 |
| 2003 | 0.551 |
| 2004 | 0.607 |
| 2005 | 0.770 |
| 2006 | 0.805 |
| 2007 | 0.832 |
| 2008 | 0.932 |
| 2009 | 0.846 |
| 2010 | 0.868 |
| 2011 | 0.655 |
| 2012 | 0.637 |
| 2013 | 0.709 |
| 2014 | 0.630 |
| 2015 | 0.553 |
| 2016 | 0.485 |
| 2017 | 0.443 |
| 2018 | 0.898 |
| 2019 | 0.889 |
| 2020 | 0.844 |
Classification
Topic: Infrastructure Indicators
Sub-Topic: Communications
