Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Brunei
Brunei: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.2772 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Brunei, 1977–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Brunei stood at 0.2772 units per person. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 61.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Brunei peaked at 0.2772 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0425 units per person, in 1977.
That places Brunei 41st out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Brunei, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.0425 units per person | — |
| 1978 | 0.0469 units per person | +10.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0527 units per person | +12.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0596 units per person | +13.3% |
| 1981 | 0.073 units per person | +22.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0757 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.083 units per person | +9.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0898 units per person | +8.1% |
| 1985 | 0.095 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0985 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1052 units per person | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1144 units per person | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1218 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1371 units per person | +12.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1489 units per person | +8.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1783 units per person | +19.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1994 units per person | +11.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2169 units per person | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 0.234 units per person | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2642 units per person | +12.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2515 units per person | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2489 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2476 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2466 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2653 units per person | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 0.239 units per person | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2363 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2355 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2337 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2199 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2145 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2138 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2092 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2037 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1999 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1749 units per person | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1719 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.18 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1736 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1936 units per person | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1886 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1956 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2322 units per person | +18.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2486 units per person | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2684 units per person | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2654 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2772 units per person | +4.4% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 0.2772 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2406 units per person, 1.2× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 0.2772 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1066 units per person, 2.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0474 units per person | 0.0425 units per person | 0.0527 units per person | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.0916 units per person | 0.0596 units per person | 0.1218 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2127 units per person | 0.1371 units per person | 0.2642 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2314 units per person | 0.2092 units per person | 0.2653 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1869 units per person | 0.1719 units per person | 0.2037 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.2584 units per person | 0.2322 units per person | 0.2772 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More infrastructure data for Brunei
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 546,615 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 118.13 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 128,276 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 27.72 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 5.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 128,276 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.18 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 546,615 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Brunei?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Brunei was 0.2772 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2772 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0425 units per person in 1977.
- How does Brunei rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Brunei ranks 41st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.