The number of fixed telephone lines in Hong Kong in 2023 was 68.4 per 100 households. The penetration rate of landlines was on a decreasing trend. Along with the increasing prevalence of mobile phone, the demand for fixed telephone line decreased.
Number of fixed telephone lines in Hong Kong from 2013 to 2023
(per 100 households)
Characteristic
Number of fixed telephone lines per 100 households
Note: The indicator is calculated by dividing the number of fixed telephone lines (including residential exchange lines and residential subscribers of IP telephony services) based on administrative records from the Office of the Communications Authority by the total number of households in Hong Kong compiled by the Census and Statistics Department.
Figures include the number of exchange lines and subscribers of Internet protocol telephony services.
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Census and Statistics Department Hong Kong. (June 28, 2024). Number of fixed telephone lines in Hong Kong from 2013 to 2023 (per 100 households) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/935953/hong-kong-number-of-fixed-telephone-lines-per-100-households/
Census and Statistics Department Hong Kong. "Number of fixed telephone lines in Hong Kong from 2013 to 2023 (per 100 households)." Chart. June 28, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/935953/hong-kong-number-of-fixed-telephone-lines-per-100-households/
Census and Statistics Department Hong Kong. (2024). Number of fixed telephone lines in Hong Kong from 2013 to 2023 (per 100 households). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/935953/hong-kong-number-of-fixed-telephone-lines-per-100-households/
Census and Statistics Department Hong Kong. "Number of Fixed Telephone Lines in Hong Kong from 2013 to 2023 (per 100 Households)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/935953/hong-kong-number-of-fixed-telephone-lines-per-100-households/
Census and Statistics Department Hong Kong, Number of fixed telephone lines in Hong Kong from 2013 to 2023 (per 100 households) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/935953/hong-kong-number-of-fixed-telephone-lines-per-100-households/ (last visited September 28, 2024)
Number of fixed telephone lines in Hong Kong from 2013 to 2023 (per 100 households) [Graph], Census and Statistics Department Hong Kong, June 28, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/935953/hong-kong-number-of-fixed-telephone-lines-per-100-households/