Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita by country
Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
213
Highest
0.9548 units per person
Monaco
Lowest
0 units per person
Chad
Median
0.1055 units per person
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
14,482
What the numbers show
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita is currently reported for 213 countries. The highest value is 0.9548 units per person in Monaco; the lowest is 0 units per person in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1055 units per person, and the mean is 0.1475 units per person.
Over the past decade 46 countries rose and 162 fell. The largest increase was in Gabon (up 182.7%), and the largest decrease in Bhutan (down 100.0%).
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 0.9548 units per person | 2024 | down 31.8% | rising |
| 2 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.7194 units per person | 2022 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 3 | Andorra | 0.6495 units per person | 2024 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 4 | British Virgin Islands | 0.6193 units per person | 2024 | up 72.3% | rising |
| 5 | France | 0.5453 units per person | 2023 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Portugal | 0.5167 units per person | 2024 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Cayman Islands | 0.4997 units per person | 2022 | down 23.6% | rising |
| 8 | Japan | 0.4765 units per person | 2023 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 9 | San Marino | 0.474 units per person | 2022 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 10 | Germany | 0.4598 units per person | 2024 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Gibraltar | 0.4561 units per person | 2022 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Belarus | 0.4538 units per person | 2024 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Greece | 0.4509 units per person | 2024 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Malta | 0.4492 units per person | 2024 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Hong Kong | 0.4393 units per person | 2024 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Bermuda | 0.4359 units per person | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 17 | Guam | 0.4317 units per person | 2022 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Barbados | 0.4297 units per person | 2022 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.4226 units per person | 2022 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 20 | South Korea | 0.4114 units per person | 2024 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Luxembourg | 0.3982 units per person | 2022 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 22 | Austria | 0.3793 units per person | 2024 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 23 | Mauritius | 0.3763 units per person | 2024 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Spain | 0.3732 units per person | 2024 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Serbia | 0.3679 units per person | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 26 | Uruguay | 0.3562 units per person | 2024 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Palau | 0.3465 units per person | 2022 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 28 | Italy | 0.3444 units per person | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 29 | United Kingdom | 0.3431 units per person | 2024 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 30 | Singapore | 0.3381 units per person | 2024 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.334 units per person | 2022 | down 21.4% | rising |
| 32 | Aruba | 0.322 units per person | 2022 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 33 | Montenegro | 0.3083 units per person | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 34 | Iran | 0.3083 units per person | 2024 | down 14.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Moldova | 0.3056 units per person | 2024 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Switzerland | 0.3031 units per person | 2024 | down 43.3% | rising |
| 37 | Curacao | 0.2973 units per person | 2023 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 38 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.2943 units per person | 2022 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Slovenia | 0.2855 units per person | 2024 | down 23.5% | rising |
| 40 | Croatia | 0.2853 units per person | 2024 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Brunei | 0.2772 units per person | 2024 | up 61.3% | rising |
| 42 | Faroe Islands | 0.2772 units per person | 2022 | down 28.4% | rising |
| 43 | Canada | 0.2658 units per person | 2024 | down 42.6% | rising |
| 44 | Hungary | 0.2631 units per person | 2024 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Israel | 0.2599 units per person | 2023 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 46 | North Macedonia | 0.2501 units per person | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 47 | Liechtenstein | 0.2445 units per person | 2024 | down 49.5% | rising |
| 48 | Puerto Rico | 0.2414 units per person | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 49 | United States | 0.2398 units per person | 2024 | down 40.4% | rising |
| 50 | French Polynesia | 0.2347 units per person | 2023 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Bahamas | 0.232 units per person | 2024 | down 29.4% | rising |
| 52 | Malaysia | 0.2311 units per person | 2024 | up 60.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Mexico | 0.2256 units per person | 2024 | up 45.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Netherlands | 0.2209 units per person | 2024 | down 46.4% | rising |
| 55 | Australia | 0.2189 units per person | 2024 | down 44.1% | rising |
| 56 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.2176 units per person | 2024 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Tuvalu | 0.2115 units per person | 2022 | up 59.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Belgium | 0.2097 units per person | 2024 | down 48.1% | rising |
| 59 | United Arab Emirates | 0.2087 units per person | 2024 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 60 | American Samoa | 0.2005 units per person | 2022 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 61 | Ireland | 0.1998 units per person | 2024 | down 54.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Suriname | 0.1956 units per person | 2024 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 63 | Saudi Arabia | 0.19 units per person | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 64 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.1843 units per person | 2024 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 65 | Qatar | 0.1836 units per person | 2024 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Cyprus | 0.1807 units per person | 2024 | down 33.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Iceland | 0.1773 units per person | 2024 | down 66.2% | rising |
| 68 | Uzbekistan | 0.1739 units per person | 2024 | up 109.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Panama | 0.1736 units per person | 2023 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 70 | Saint Lucia | 0.1714 units per person | 2022 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Libya | 0.1686 units per person | 2022 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Estonia | 0.1657 units per person | 2024 | down 46.5% | rising |
| 73 | New Caledonia | 0.1622 units per person | 2022 | down 44.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Bahrain | 0.1612 units per person | 2024 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Laos | 0.161 units per person | 2023 | up 51.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Lebanon | 0.1609 units per person | 2022 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 77 | Jamaica | 0.1599 units per person | 2024 | up 75.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Tunisia | 0.1597 units per person | 2024 | up 89.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Guyana | 0.1504 units per person | 2022 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Algeria | 0.1481 units per person | 2024 | up 87.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Mongolia | 0.1473 units per person | 2024 | up 91.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Grenada | 0.1453 units per person | 2022 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Cuba | 0.1449 units per person | 2024 | up 29.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Russia | 0.1447 units per person | 2023 | down 48.6% | rising |
| 85 | Argentina | 0.1405 units per person | 2024 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 86 | El Salvador | 0.1396 units per person | 2024 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Seychelles | 0.1332 units per person | 2024 | down 42.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Azerbaijan | 0.1299 units per person | 2024 | down 31.0% | rising |
| 89 | Poland | 0.1208 units per person | 2024 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Colombia | 0.1194 units per person | 2024 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Costa Rica | 0.119 units per person | 2024 | down 35.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Kazakhstan | 0.1186 units per person | 2024 | down 51.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Macao | 0.1183 units per person | 2024 | down 52.1% | volatile |
| 94 | China | 0.1182 units per person | 2024 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Kuwait | 0.118 units per person | 2023 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Cape Verde | 0.1168 units per person | 2024 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Denmark | 0.1168 units per person | 2024 | down 64.8% | rising |
| 98 | Syria | 0.1152 units per person | 2024 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Iraq | 0.1146 units per person | 2024 | up 115.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Egypt | 0.1137 units per person | 2024 | up 75.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Dominica | 0.111 units per person | 2021 | down 48.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Latvia | 0.1097 units per person | 2024 | down 45.3% | flat |
| 103 | Guatemala | 0.1077 units per person | 2024 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 104 | New Zealand | 0.1066 units per person | 2024 | down 74.0% | rising |
| 105 | Brazil | 0.1063 units per person | 2024 | down 51.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Czechia | 0.1062 units per person | 2024 | down 44.2% | rising |
| 107 | Turkey | 0.1055 units per person | 2024 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Turkmenistan | 0.1017 units per person | 2022 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 109 | Dominican Republic | 0.1006 units per person | 2024 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 110 | Armenia | 0.098 units per person | 2024 | down 48.4% | rising |
| 111 | Romania | 0.0904 units per person | 2024 | down 60.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0902 units per person | 2024 | down 59.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0884 units per person | 2022 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 114 | Greenland | 0.0882 units per person | 2022 | down 73.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Chile | 0.0879 units per person | 2024 | down 54.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Bulgaria | 0.0857 units per person | 2024 | down 66.6% | flat |
| 117 | Venezuela | 0.0851 units per person | 2024 | down 67.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Slovakia | 0.0839 units per person | 2024 | down 50.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Fiji | 0.0837 units per person | 2024 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Oman | 0.0825 units per person | 2024 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Morocco | 0.0797 units per person | 2024 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Sweden | 0.0754 units per person | 2024 | down 80.7% | falling |
| 123 | Palestine | 0.0743 units per person | 2023 | down 24.9% | rising |
| 124 | Sri Lanka | 0.0722 units per person | 2024 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Lithuania | 0.0698 units per person | 2024 | down 65.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Albania | 0.0696 units per person | 2024 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Georgia | 0.0677 units per person | 2024 | down 77.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Ecuador | 0.0672 units per person | 2024 | down 55.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Kosovo | 0.0635 units per person | 2022 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 130 | Micronesia (country) | 0.0578 units per person | 2022 | down 25.8% | rising |
| 131 | Thailand | 0.0545 units per person | 2024 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Marshall Islands | 0.0486 units per person | 2022 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 133 | North Korea | 0.0448 units per person | 2022 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 134 | Belize | 0.0442 units per person | 2022 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 135 | Honduras | 0.0425 units per person | 2024 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Jordan | 0.0421 units per person | 2024 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Peru | 0.0408 units per person | 2024 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Philippines | 0.0382 units per person | 2024 | up 28.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Ukraine | 0.038 units per person | 2023 | down 85.2% | volatile |
| 140 | Nicaragua | 0.0354 units per person | 2024 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Botswana | 0.033 units per person | 2024 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Tonga | 0.0312 units per person | 2022 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Paraguay | 0.03 units per person | 2023 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Bolivia | 0.0297 units per person | 2024 | down 63.2% | rising |
| 145 | Eswatini | 0.0287 units per person | 2024 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 146 | India | 0.027 units per person | 2024 | up 31.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Finland | 0.0267 units per person | 2024 | down 77.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Gabon | 0.0264 units per person | 2024 | up 182.7% | falling |
| 149 | Vietnam | 0.0262 units per person | 2024 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Namibia | 0.0255 units per person | 2024 | down 67.7% | rising |
| 151 | Djibouti | 0.0249 units per person | 2023 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Maldives | 0.0227 units per person | 2024 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Tajikistan | 0.0221 units per person | 2023 | down 57.2% | flat |
| 154 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0217 units per person | 2024 | down 71.1% | rising |
| 155 | Samoa | 0.0212 units per person | 2022 | down 49.6% | rising |
| 156 | Eritrea | 0.02 units per person | 2022 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 157 | Yemen | 0.019 units per person | 2022 | down 51.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Zimbabwe | 0.0179 units per person | 2024 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 159 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0169 units per person | 2022 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 160 | Indonesia | 0.0164 units per person | 2024 | down 83.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Senegal | 0.0161 units per person | 2024 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 162 | Gambia | 0.016 units per person | 2024 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 163 | South Africa | 0.0158 units per person | 2024 | down 75.9% | rising |
| 164 | Nepal | 0.0138 units per person | 2024 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 165 | Mali | 0.0133 units per person | 2022 | up 101.4% | volatile |
| 166 | Norway | 0.0131 units per person | 2024 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 167 | Comoros | 0.0104 units per person | 2023 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 168 | Myanmar | 0.0103 units per person | 2024 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 169 | Pakistan | 0.0101 units per person | 2024 | down 55.7% | volatile |
| 170 | Togo | 0.0093 units per person | 2024 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 171 | Vanuatu | 0.0093 units per person | 2024 | down 57.9% | volatile |
| 172 | Solomon Islands | 0.0089 units per person | 2022 | down 36.4% | rising |
| 173 | Ghana | 0.0078 units per person | 2024 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 174 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.0077 units per person | 2024 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 175 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0076 units per person | 2024 | down 78.1% | volatile |
| 176 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0063 units per person | 2022 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 177 | Ethiopia | 0.0058 units per person | 2024 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 178 | Afghanistan | 0.0044 units per person | 2023 | up 44.9% | volatile |
| 179 | Niger | 0.0043 units per person | 2024 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 180 | Uganda | 0.0039 units per person | 2024 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Burkina Faso | 0.0035 units per person | 2024 | down 49.2% | volatile |
| 182 | Zambia | 0.0035 units per person | 2024 | down 52.0% | rising |
| 183 | Lesotho | 0.0034 units per person | 2024 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 184 | Sudan | 0.0032 units per person | 2022 | down 72.6% | volatile |
| 185 | Mauritania | 0.0031 units per person | 2024 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 186 | Somalia | 0.003 units per person | 2023 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 187 | Congo | 0.0029 units per person | 2022 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 188 | Cameroon | 0.0023 units per person | 2024 | down 95.6% | volatile |
| 189 | Angola | 0.0021 units per person | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Cambodia | 0.0016 units per person | 2024 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Bangladesh | 0.0016 units per person | 2024 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 192 | East Timor | 0.0012 units per person | 2024 | down 59.9% | falling |
| 193 | Liberia | 0.0012 units per person | 2022 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 194 | Tanzania | 0.0011 units per person | 2024 | down 62.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Burundi | 0.001 units per person | 2023 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 196 | Kenya | 0.001 units per person | 2024 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 197 | Mozambique | 0.0008 units per person | 2024 | down 75.7% | rising |
| 198 | Rwanda | 0.0006 units per person | 2024 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 199 | Nigeria | 0.0004 units per person | 2024 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 200 | Central African Republic | 0.0004 units per person | 2022 | up 129.5% | volatile |
| 201 | Malawi | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | down 80.3% | volatile |
| 202 | Haiti | 0.0001 units per person | 2022 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 203 | Madagascar | 0.0001 units per person | 2023 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 204 | Kiribati | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 205 | Benin | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 206 | Sierra Leone | 0 units per person | 2022 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 207 | Bhutan | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 207 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0 units per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 207 | Guinea | 0 units per person | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 207 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 units per person | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 207 | Nauru | 0 units per person | 2022 | — | falling |
| 207 | South Sudan | 0 units per person | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 207 | Chad | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Euro area 0.4005 units per person
- Post-demographic dividend 0.3447 units per person
- European Union 0.3466 units per person
- OECD members 0.3113 units per person
- High income 0.2795 units per person
- Europe & Central Asia 0.2327 units per person
- North America 0.2321 units per person
- Other small states 0.169 units per person
- Central Europe and the Baltics 0.1538 units per person
- Small states 0.1474 units per person
- Caribbean Small States 0.128 units per person
- East Asia & Pacific 0.1205 units per person
- Latin America & Caribbean 0.12 units per person
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 0.1182 units per person
- Late-demographic dividend 0.1149 units per person
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 0.1149 units per person
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 0.1146 units per person
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 0.1145 units per person
- Upper middle income 0.1017 units per person
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 0.1014 units per person
- World 0.0992 units per person
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 0.0949 units per person
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 0.0942 units per person
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 0.0874 units per person
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 0.0868 units per person
- IBRD only 0.0839 units per person
- Arab World 0.0794 units per person
- Middle income 0.0707 units per person
- Low & middle income 0.0633 units per person
- IDA & IBRD total 0.0633 units per person
- Early-demographic dividend 0.0492 units per person
- Pacific island small states 0.0354 units per person
- Lower middle income 0.0319 units per person
- South Asia 0.0307 units per person
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 0.0307 units per person
- IDA blend 0.0145 units per person
- IDA total 0.0111 units per person
- IDA only 0.0093 units per person
- Low income 0.0091 units per person
- Pre-demographic dividend 0.005 units per person
How this figure is calculated
Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fixed telephone subscriptions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Fixed telephone subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.