Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate in North America
North America: Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate was -4.3 % change on previous year in 2025. β Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate in North America, 1961β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate in North America is -4.3 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.6% on the previous year and down 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate in North America peaked at 18.87 % change on previous year in 1970 and was at its lowest, -6.42 % change on previous year, in 2022.
North America ranks 31st of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.91 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 17.15 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.93 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 18.87 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.81 % change on previous year | 1.73 % change on previous year | 11.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.69 % change on previous year | 2.52 % change on previous year | 5.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.96 % change on previous year | -5.21 % change on previous year | 2.44 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.5 % change on previous year | -5.05 % change on previous year | -2.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.87 % change on previous year | -6.42 % change on previous year | -3.12 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 28 Tanzania 3.39 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Eritrea 3.36 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Cameroon 3.35 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Andorra 2.95 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Uzbekistan 2.86 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Djibouti 2.66 % change on previous year compare
- 34 Mexico 2.54 % change on previous year compare
More infrastructure data for North America
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 434.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 112 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 89.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2321 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 89.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.13 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 434.00 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate in North America?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate in North America was -4.3 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 18.87 % change on previous year in 1970.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.42 % change on previous year in 2022.
- How does North America rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate?
- North America ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North America data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Fixed telephone subscriptions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Fixed telephone subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Fixed telephone subscriptions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.