Fixed line penetration as a percentage of population fell 1.53% to 4.65% in Kyrgyzstan in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, fixed line penetration as a percentage of population in Kyrgyzstan reached an all time high of 9.25% in 2008 and an all time low of 2.30% in 1975. When compared to Kyrgyzstan's main peers, fixed line penetration as a percentage of population in China amounted to 12.8%, 16.3% in Kazakhstan, 5.26% in Tajikistan and 10.6% in Uzbekistan in 2020.
Kyrgyzstan has been ranked 113th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of fixed line penetration as a percentage of population, 7 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Fixed Line Penetration (As % of Population) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Afghanistan | % | 0.333% | 0.348% | 0.356% | 0.373% | 0.364% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 13.7% | 13.5% | 13.4% | 12.8% | 12.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 1.71% | 1.59% | 1.51% | 1.43% | 1.68% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 50.3% | 50.0% | 49.5% | 49.1% | 48.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | % | 19.8% | 16.9% | 16.0% | 15.9% | 15.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kyrgyzstan | % | 5.82% | 5.22% | 4.60% | 4.07% | 3.59% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 21.9% | 20.6% | 18.9% | 17.7% | 16.4% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Tajikistan | % | 5.27% | 5.39% | 5.27% | 5.15% | 5.04% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | % | 10.5% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 11.3% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 35.0% | 32.9% | 31.5% | 30.0% | 28.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | % | 10.8% | 10.7% | 17.2% | 16.3% | 16.8% |
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