Fixed telephone subscriptions in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 27.66 per 100 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Faroe Islands, 1960–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 27.66 per 100 people for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2022.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Faroe Islands peaked at 55 per 100 people in 1999 and was at its lowest, 9.27 per 100 people, in 1961.
Faroe Islands ranks 40th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.39 per 100 people | — |
| 1961 | 9.27 per 100 people | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 9.27 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 9.27 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 9.27 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 13.11 per 100 people | +41.5% |
| 1966 | 12.93 per 100 people | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 12.93 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 12.93 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 12.93 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 17.99 per 100 people | +39.1% |
| 1971 | 17.71 per 100 people | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 17.71 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 17.71 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 17.71 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 25.92 per 100 people | +46.3% |
| 1976 | 27.77 per 100 people | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 29.15 per 100 people | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 30.28 per 100 people | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 31.24 per 100 people | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 32.01 per 100 people | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 33.57 per 100 people | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 35.13 per 100 people | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 35.64 per 100 people | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 37.75 per 100 people | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 38.78 per 100 people | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 39.8 per 100 people | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 41.83 per 100 people | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 44.33 per 100 people | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 46.44 per 100 people | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 48.1 per 100 people | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 50.7 per 100 people | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 51.6 per 100 people | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 51.5 per 100 people | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 51.2 per 100 people | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 50.7 per 100 people | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 51.7 per 100 people | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 52.9 per 100 people | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 53.5 per 100 people | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 55 per 100 people | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 54.64 per 100 people | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 50.08 per 100 people | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 52.12 per 100 people | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 51.22 per 100 people | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 49.89 per 100 people | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 49.26 per 100 people | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 47.58 per 100 people | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 46.33 per 100 people | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 45 per 100 people | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 43.15 per 100 people | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 41.88 per 100 people | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 40.81 per 100 people | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 38.85 per 100 people | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 44.69 per 100 people | +15.0% |
| 2014 | 43.31 per 100 people | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 41.07 per 100 people | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 38.52 per 100 people | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 35.87 per 100 people | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 33.68 per 100 people | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 30.44 per 100 people | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 29.17 per 100 people | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 28.78 per 100 people | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 27.66 per 100 people | -3.9% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 27.66 per 100 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 24.32 per 100 people, 1.1× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 27.66 per 100 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19.47 per 100 people, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions in Faroe Islands 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 | +46.3% | 17.71 per 100 people | 25.92 per 100 people |
| 1965 | +41.5% | 9.27 per 100 people | 13.11 per 100 people |
| 1970 | +39.1% | 12.93 per 100 people | 17.99 per 100 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.13 per 100 people | 9.27 per 100 people | 13.11 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.32 per 100 people | 17.71 per 100 people | 31.24 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.53 per 100 people | 32.01 per 100 people | 46.44 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.69 per 100 people | 48.1 per 100 people | 55 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.93 per 100 people | 43.15 per 100 people | 54.64 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.91 per 100 people | 30.44 per 100 people | 44.69 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.54 per 100 people | 27.66 per 100 people | 29.17 per 100 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
More infrastructure data for Faroe Islands
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 57,146 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 105.8 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14,940 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2772 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.61 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 14,940 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.06 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 57,146 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Faroe Islands?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Faroe Islands was 27.66 per 100 people in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 55 per 100 people in 1999.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.27 per 100 people in 1961.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Faroe Islands ranks 40th out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.