Telephones per 100 persons, including cellular phones

Telecommunications. Per 100 persons, quarterly.

Values

Latest · 2026 Q2146.2−0.9% on 2026 Q1

Period	Per 100 persons	Change, %
2026 Q2	146.2	−0.9
2026 Q1	147.5	−0.1
2025 Q4	147.6	+2.1
2025 Q3	144.5	−3.3
2025 Q2	149.4	+0.5
2025 Q1	148.6	+0.3
2024 Q4	148.1	+2.6
2024 Q3	144.3	+0.8
2024 Q2	143.2	+3.3
2024 Q1	138.6	−2.4
2023 Q4	142.0	−0.4
2023 Q3	142.6	−0.2

Data source: TRCSL, Monthly Economic Indicators - August 2026 (2 Oct 2026)

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About this series

Source TRCSL, compiled by Macro Lab
Unit Per 100 persons
Date range 2013 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Last checked 2 Oct 2026

Checks: no discrepancies recorded. Compiled by TRCSL, read from the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.

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Name in the warehouse: Telecommunications: Telephones per 100 persons, including cellular phones
Read from: CBSL Monthly Economic Indicators (Central Bank of Sri Lanka)
Source page: https://www.cbsl.gov.lk/en/statistics/economic-indicators/monthly-indicators
Notes: Read from the Telecommunications table of CBSL's Monthly Economic Indicators; the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka compiles the figures. Each issue gives the latest quarter and the same quarter a year earlier; every reading is kept as a vintage. The 2018 issues print this table with labels and figures on different lines, and are not read.

Source documents

Monthly Economic Indicators - August 2026CBSL · 2 Oct 2026 · 2 values Monthly Economic Indicators - July 2026CBSL · 31 Aug 2026 · 2 values Monthly Economic Indicators - June 2026CBSL · 31 Jul 2026 · 2 values Monthly Economic Indicators - May 2026CBSL · 30 Jun 2026 · 2 values Monthly Economic Indicators - April 2026CBSL · 30 Jun 2026 · 2 values Monthly Economic Indicators - March 2026CBSL · 30 Apr 2026 · 2 values Monthly Economic Indicators - February 2026CBSL · 31 Mar 2026 · 2 values Monthly Economic Indicators - January 2026CBSL · 9 Mar 2026 · 2 values

Vintages

86 vintages, the latest published 2 Oct 2026.

2025 Q2 141.8 → 149.431 Oct 2025 → 2 Oct 2026
2025 Q1 133.3 → 148.630 Jun 2025 → 31 Aug 2026
2024 Q4 141.2 → 148.128 Mar 2025 → 30 Jun 2026
2024 Q3 143.3 → 144.330 Dec 2024 → 9 Mar 2026
2024 Q2 142.2 → 143.230 Oct 2024 → 31 Dec 2025
2024 Q1 136.9 → 138.628 Jun 2024 → 29 Aug 2025
2023 Q3 137.7 → 142.630 Nov 2023 → 28 Feb 2025
2023 Q2 137 → 142.927 Sep 2023 → 29 Nov 2024

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