Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in OECD members
OECD members: Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled was 429.13 million in 2022. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in OECD members, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2022, fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in OECD members stood at 429.13 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in OECD members peaked at 598.74 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 84.31 million, in 1960.
That places OECD members 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in OECD members, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 84.31 million | — |
| 1961 | 84.31 million | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 84.31 million | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 84.31 million | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 84.31 million | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 108.38 million | +28.6% |
| 1966 | 108.38 million | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 108.38 million | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 108.38 million | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 108.38 million | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 146.43 million | +35.1% |
| 1971 | 146.43 million | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 146.43 million | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 146.43 million | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 146.43 million | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 201.64 million | +37.7% |
| 1976 | 212.94 million | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 225.06 million | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 238.31 million | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 252.35 million | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 265.34 million | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 285.13 million | +7.5% |
| 1982 | 295.75 million | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 307.41 million | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 319.29 million | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 332.48 million | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 343.94 million | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 359.05 million | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 375.98 million | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 393.86 million | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 414.14 million | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 430.57 million | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 446.97 million | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 464.35 million | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 483.18 million | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 503.09 million | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 523.44 million | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 545.60 million | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 559.02 million | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 583.73 million | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 596.94 million | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 598.74 million | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 598.41 million | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 591.28 million | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 584.88 million | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 578.34 million | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 567.52 million | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 545.92 million | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 544.53 million | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 563.12 million | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 555.74 million | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 543.49 million | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 532.31 million | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 521.88 million | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 510.81 million | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 502.01 million | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 494.60 million | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 483.36 million | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 469.63 million | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 455.19 million | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 448.51 million | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 442.70 million | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 429.13 million | -3.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in OECD members changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +37.7% | 146.43 million | 201.64 million |
| 1970 | +35.1% | 108.38 million | 146.43 million |
| 1965 | +28.6% | 84.31 million | 108.38 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 96.34 million | 84.31 million | 108.38 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 186.24 million | 146.43 million | 252.35 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 327.82 million | 265.34 million | 393.86 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 495.41 million | 414.14 million | 583.73 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 576.97 million | 544.53 million | 598.74 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 506.90 million | 455.19 million | 555.74 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 440.12 million | 429.13 million | 448.51 million | 3 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More infrastructure data for OECD members
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.69 billion (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 122.31 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 429.13 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 31.35 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3113 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.07 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.22 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 1.69 billion (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in OECD members?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in OECD members was 429.13 million in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 598.74 million in 2001.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.31 million in 1960.
- How does OECD members rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled?
- OECD members ranks 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2022.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.