Fixed telephone subscriptions in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 35.97 per 100 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Post-demographic dividend, 1960–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Post-demographic dividend recorded 35.97 per 100 people for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2022.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 55.13 per 100 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.89 per 100 people, in 1961.
That places Post-demographic dividend 2nd out of 47 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 in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.02 per 100 people | — |
| 1961 | 11.89 per 100 people | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 11.91 per 100 people | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 11.93 per 100 people | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 11.94 per 100 people | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 14.2 per 100 people | +18.9% |
| 1966 | 13.86 per 100 people | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 13.86 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 13.86 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 13.86 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 18.11 per 100 people | +30.6% |
| 1971 | 17.74 per 100 people | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 17.74 per 100 people | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 17.74 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 17.74 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 23.77 per 100 people | +34.0% |
| 1976 | 24.66 per 100 people | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 25.86 per 100 people | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 27.19 per 100 people | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 28.06 per 100 people | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 29.62 per 100 people | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 31.3 per 100 people | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 32.24 per 100 people | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 33.33 per 100 people | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 34.39 per 100 people | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 35.49 per 100 people | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 36.54 per 100 people | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 37.85 per 100 people | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 39.29 per 100 people | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 40.82 per 100 people | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 42.43 per 100 people | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 43.62 per 100 people | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 44.65 per 100 people | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 45.84 per 100 people | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 47.17 per 100 people | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 48.68 per 100 people | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 50.26 per 100 people | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 51.82 per 100 people | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 52.47 per 100 people | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 54.34 per 100 people | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 55.13 per 100 people | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 54.83 per 100 people | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 54.36 per 100 people | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 53.29 per 100 people | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 52.28 per 100 people | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 51.24 per 100 people | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 50.02 per 100 people | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 47.88 per 100 people | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 47.59 per 100 people | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 49.41 per 100 people | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 48.66 per 100 people | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 47.45 per 100 people | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 46.32 per 100 people | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 45.12 per 100 people | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 43.84 per 100 people | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 42.72 per 100 people | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 41.87 per 100 people | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 40.65 per 100 people | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 39.15 per 100 people | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 37.53 per 100 people | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 36.52 per 100 people | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 35.8 per 100 people | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 35.97 per 100 people | +0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions in Post-demographic dividend 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 | +34.0% | 17.74 per 100 people | 23.77 per 100 people |
| 1970 | +30.6% | 13.86 per 100 people | 18.11 per 100 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.93 per 100 people | 11.89 per 100 people | 14.2 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 21.86 per 100 people | 17.74 per 100 people | 28.06 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.09 per 100 people | 29.62 per 100 people | 40.82 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.13 per 100 people | 42.43 per 100 people | 54.34 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.6 per 100 people | 47.59 per 100 people | 55.13 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.33 per 100 people | 37.53 per 100 people | 48.66 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.1 per 100 people | 35.8 per 100 people | 36.52 per 100 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
- 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
More infrastructure data for Post-demographic dividend
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.39 billion (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 124.35 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 385.20 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3447 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.63 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 385.20 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.24 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 1.39 billion (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Post-demographic dividend?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Post-demographic dividend was 35.97 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 55.13 per 100 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.89 per 100 people in 1961.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2022.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.