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Telephones - fixed lines
Sri Lanka — 30 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 175,000 (1991 est.) |
| 1997 | 175,000 (1991 est.) |
| 1998 | 352,681 (1997 est.); note-in addition, there are 114,888 mobile telephones (1997 est.) |
| 1999 | 352,681 (1997 est.); 114,888 cellular telephone subscribers (1997 est.) |
| 2000 | 494,509 (1998) |
| 2001 | 494,509 (1998) |
| 2002 | 494,509 (1998) |
| 2003 | 494,509 (1998) |
| 2004 | 881,400 (2002) |
| 2005 | 881,400 (2002) |
| 2006 | 1.244 million (2005) |
| 2007 | 2.087 million (2007) |
| 2008 | 2.742 million (2007) |
| 2009 | 3.446 million (2008) country comparison to the world: 44 |
| 2010 | 3.523 million (2010) country comparison to the world: 44 |
| 2011 | 3.579 million (2010) country comparison to the world: 44 |
| 2012 | 3.608 million (2011) country comparison to the world: 44 |
| 2013 | 2.796 million (2013) country comparison to the world: 52 |
| 2014 | 2.796 million (2013) country comparison to the world: 52 |
| 2015 | total subscriptions: 2.7 million | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 12 (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 52 |
| 2016 | total subscriptions: 2,601,196 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 12 (July 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 52 |
| 2017 | total subscriptions: 2,479,802 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 11 (July 2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 52 |
| 2018 | total subscriptions: 2,603,178 (2017 est.) | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 12 (2017 est.) |
| 2019 | total subscriptions: 2,603,178 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 12 (2017 est.) |
| 2020 | total subscriptions: 2,641,982 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 11.62 (2019 est.) |
| 2021 | total subscriptions: 2,428,957 (2020) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 11.34 (2020 est.) |
| 2022 | total subscriptions: 2,607,868 (2020 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 12 (2020 est.) |
| 2023 | total subscriptions: 2,869,186 (2021 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 13 (2021 est.) |
| 2024 | total subscriptions: 2.582 million (2022 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 12 (2022 est.) |
| 2025 | total subscriptions: 1.707 million (2023 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 7 (2023 est.) |