Fixed telephone subscriptions in OECD members
OECD members: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 31.35 per 100 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions in OECD members, 1960–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
In 2022, fixed telephone subscriptions in OECD members stood at 31.35 per 100 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in OECD members peaked at 49.84 per 100 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.87 per 100 people, in 1964.
OECD members ranks 4th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions in OECD members, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.04 per 100 people | — |
| 1961 | 10.88 per 100 people | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 10.88 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 10.87 per 100 people | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 10.87 per 100 people | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 12.83 per 100 people | +18.1% |
| 1966 | 12.64 per 100 people | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 12.62 per 100 people | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 12.59 per 100 people | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 12.57 per 100 people | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 16.32 per 100 people | +29.9% |
| 1971 | 16.09 per 100 people | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 16.05 per 100 people | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 16.02 per 100 people | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 15.98 per 100 people | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 21.15 per 100 people | +32.3% |
| 1976 | 22.12 per 100 people | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 23.16 per 100 people | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 24.28 per 100 people | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 25.21 per 100 people | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 26.25 per 100 people | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 27.95 per 100 people | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 28.74 per 100 people | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 29.62 per 100 people | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 30.5 per 100 people | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 31.44 per 100 people | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 32.32 per 100 people | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 33.46 per 100 people | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 34.75 per 100 people | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 36.09 per 100 people | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 37.54 per 100 people | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 38.67 per 100 people | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 39.78 per 100 people | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 40.97 per 100 people | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 42.27 per 100 people | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 43.65 per 100 people | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 45.06 per 100 people | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 46.6 per 100 people | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 47.38 per 100 people | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 49.1 per 100 people | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 49.84 per 100 people | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 49.62 per 100 people | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 49.23 per 100 people | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 48.28 per 100 people | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 47.4 per 100 people | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 46.52 per 100 people | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 45.31 per 100 people | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 43.26 per 100 people | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 42.82 per 100 people | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 43.96 per 100 people | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 43.09 per 100 people | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 41.85 per 100 people | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 40.71 per 100 people | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 39.65 per 100 people | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 38.56 per 100 people | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 37.65 per 100 people | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 36.86 per 100 people | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 35.81 per 100 people | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 34.59 per 100 people | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 33.35 per 100 people | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 32.73 per 100 people | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 32.22 per 100 people | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 31.35 per 100 people | -2.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions 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 | +32.3% | 15.98 per 100 people | 21.15 per 100 people |
| 1970 | +29.9% | 12.57 per 100 people | 16.32 per 100 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.78 per 100 people | 10.87 per 100 people | 12.83 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 19.64 per 100 people | 15.98 per 100 people | 25.21 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.11 per 100 people | 26.25 per 100 people | 36.09 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.1 per 100 people | 37.54 per 100 people | 49.1 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.62 per 100 people | 42.82 per 100 people | 49.84 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.21 per 100 people | 33.35 per 100 people | 43.09 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.1 per 100 people | 31.35 per 100 people | 32.73 per 100 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 1 Monaco 95.48 per 100 people compare
- 2 United States Virgin Islands 87.66 per 100 people compare
- 3 Andorra 64.95 per 100 people compare
- 4 British Virgin Islands 61.93 per 100 people compare
- 5 France 56.11 per 100 people compare
- 6 Portugal 53 per 100 people compare
- 7 Cayman Islands 49.97 per 100 people compare
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, 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)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 429.13 million (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 in OECD members?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in OECD members was 31.35 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 49.84 per 100 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.87 per 100 people in 1964.
- How does OECD members rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- OECD members ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2022.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.