Fixed telephone subscriptions in Sweden
Sweden: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 7.51 per 100 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Sweden, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 7.51 per 100 people for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 80.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Sweden peaked at 72.2 per 100 people in 1998 and was at its lowest, 7.51 per 100 people, in 2024.
That places Sweden 122nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Sweden, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 27.88 per 100 people | — |
| 1961 | 27.92 per 100 people | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 27.92 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 27.92 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 27.92 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 37.74 per 100 people | +35.2% |
| 1966 | 37.79 per 100 people | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 37.79 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 37.79 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 37.79 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 44.88 per 100 people | +18.8% |
| 1971 | 44.73 per 100 people | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 44.73 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 44.73 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 44.73 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 51.18 per 100 people | +14.4% |
| 1976 | 52.82 per 100 people | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 54.38 per 100 people | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 55.49 per 100 people | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 56.39 per 100 people | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 57.99 per 100 people | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 58.79 per 100 people | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 59.54 per 100 people | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 60.04 per 100 people | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 61.25 per 100 people | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 62.49 per 100 people | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 63.87 per 100 people | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 64.95 per 100 people | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 66.14 per 100 people | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 67.21 per 100 people | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 68.3 per 100 people | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 69.1 per 100 people | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 68.4 per 100 people | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 67.8 per 100 people | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 68 per 100 people | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 68.1 per 100 people | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 68.2 per 100 people | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 70.7 per 100 people | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 72.2 per 100 people | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 68.8 per 100 people | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 68.26 per 100 people | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 66.93 per 100 people | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 65.53 per 100 people | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 64.52 per 100 people | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 63.24 per 100 people | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 62.4 per 100 people | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 61.09 per 100 people | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 60.12 per 100 people | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 57.9 per 100 people | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 55.28 per 100 people | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 50.48 per 100 people | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 47.43 per 100 people | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 43.8 per 100 people | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 40.92 per 100 people | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 38.97 per 100 people | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 36.27 per 100 people | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 31.28 per 100 people | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 26.03 per 100 people | -16.8% |
| 2018 | 21.27 per 100 people | -18.3% |
| 2019 | 17.03 per 100 people | -19.9% |
| 2020 | 14.28 per 100 people | -16.2% |
| 2021 | 12.11 per 100 people | -15.2% |
| 2022 | 10.47 per 100 people | -13.5% |
| 2023 | 8.26 per 100 people | -21.1% |
| 2024 | 7.51 per 100 people | -9.1% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 7.51 per 100 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 24.32 per 100 people, 31% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 7.51 per 100 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19.47 per 100 people, 39% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions in Sweden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +35.2% | 27.92 per 100 people | 37.74 per 100 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.85 per 100 people | 27.88 per 100 people | 37.79 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.41 per 100 people | 44.73 per 100 people | 56.39 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.23 per 100 people | 57.99 per 100 people | 67.21 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.96 per 100 people | 67.8 per 100 people | 72.2 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.53 per 100 people | 55.28 per 100 people | 68.26 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.35 per 100 people | 17.03 per 100 people | 50.48 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.53 per 100 people | 7.51 per 100 people | 14.28 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More infrastructure data for Sweden
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 14.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 140.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 796,716 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 796,716 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.41 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 14.92 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Sweden?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Sweden was 7.51 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 72.2 per 100 people in 1998.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.51 per 100 people in 2024.
- How does Sweden rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Sweden ranks 122nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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.