Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in North Korea
North Korea: Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled was 1.18 million in 2022. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in North Korea, 1983–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
North Korea recorded 1.18 million for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in 2022. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in North Korea peaked at 1.18 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 500,000, in 1983.
North Korea ranks 62nd of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 500,000 | — |
| 1984 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 860,000 | +72.0% |
| 2002 | 916,000 | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 980,000 | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 1.00 million | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.18 million | +18.0% |
| 2008 | 1.18 million | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.18 million | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.18 million | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.18 million | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.18 million | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.18 million | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.18 million | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.18 million | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.18 million | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.18 million | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.18 million | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.18 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.18 million | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.18 million | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.18 million | +0.0% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 1.18 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 44,127, 26.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 1.18 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 81,260, 14.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 500,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 | 7 |
| 1990s | 500,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 979,600 | 500,000 | 1.18 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 million | 1.18 million | 1.18 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 million | 1.18 million | 1.18 million | 3 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More infrastructure data for North Korea
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.35 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 24.13 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.18 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.48 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0448 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.0373 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.2413 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 6.35 million (2022)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 74 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 0.0075 million ton-km (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in North Korea?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in North Korea was 1.18 million in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 500,000 in 1983.
- How does North Korea rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled?
- North Korea ranks 62nd out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fixed telephone subscriptions with 153 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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
Fixed telephone subscriptions with 153 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.