Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled was 23.77 million in 2024. β² Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in United Kingdom, 1960β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 23.77 million for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in 2024.
The figure is down 11.5% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in United Kingdom peaked at 35.23 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.04 million, in 1960.
That places United Kingdom 9th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.79 million | 5.04 million | 6.53 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.20 million | 9.21 million | 17.33 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.07 million | 18.16 million | 24.80 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.23 million | 25.37 million | 34.02 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.27 million | 33.46 million | 35.23 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.84 million | 31.51 million | 33.41 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.06 million | 23.77 million | 32.73 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More infrastructure data for United Kingdom
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 84.10 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 121.64 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23.77 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 34.38 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3431 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -11.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.21 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 84.10 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in United Kingdom?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in United Kingdom was 23.77 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 35.23 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.04 million in 1960.
- How does United Kingdom rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled?
- United Kingdom ranks 9th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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 β 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 β these are filled holes, not forecasts.