Japan vs World: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Japan
59.33 million
in 2023
World
815.00 million
in 2025
Japan rank
3rd
World rank
1st
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Japan
- World
How they compare
World currently reports 815.00 million against 59.33 million in Japan, a difference of 755.67 million.
That makes World's figure about 13.7 times Japan's.
Across all 52 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 214 countries.
World has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.40 million | 116.34 million | 108.94 million | World |
| 1970s | 27.12 million | 215.03 million | 187.91 million | World |
| 1980s | 45.18 million | 397.20 million | 352.02 million | World |
| 1990s | 60.45 million | 683.78 million | 623.33 million | World |
| 2000s | 56.11 million | 1.25 billion | 1.20 billion | World |
| 2010s | 64.01 million | 1.08 billion | 1.01 billion | World |
| 2020s | 60.81 million | 880.75 million | 819.94 million | World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Japan or World?
- World, at 815.00 million against 59.33 million in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Japan and World?
- 755.67 million, with World ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and World?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
- How do Japan and World rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Japan ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.