Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Canada
Canada: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.2658 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Canada, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Canada is 0.2658 units per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Canada peaked at 0.681 units per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2506 units per person, in 1969.
Canada ranks 43rd of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2785 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.273 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1962 | 0.2679 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.263 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.2581 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.2678 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2628 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2581 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.254 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2506 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.3055 units per person | +21.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2966 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.2932 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2896 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2856 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.3577 units per person | +25.2% |
| 1976 | 0.3673 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.376 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.3869 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.3965 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.407 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.4148 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.4115 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.4127 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4619 units per person | +11.9% |
| 1985 | 0.483 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 0.4961 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.5084 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.5216 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.537 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.5524 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.5641 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5726 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5828 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.5948 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5995 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.607 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.624 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.6398 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6704 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.6791 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.681 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6576 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6514 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6438 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5629 units per person | -12.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5599 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5559 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5489 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5563 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5409 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5322 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5106 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4823 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4629 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4373 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4197 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3959 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3734 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3614 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3508 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3188 units per person | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2933 units per person | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2821 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2658 units per person | -5.8% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.2658 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2406 units per person, 1.1× the median. (82 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Canada 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 | +25.2% | 0.2856 units per person | 0.3577 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2634 units per person | 0.2506 units per person | 0.2785 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3355 units per person | 0.2856 units per person | 0.3965 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4654 units per person | 0.407 units per person | 0.537 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6007 units per person | 0.5524 units per person | 0.6704 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6097 units per person | 0.5489 units per person | 0.681 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4517 units per person | 0.3614 units per person | 0.5409 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3022 units per person | 0.2658 units per person | 0.3508 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More infrastructure data for Canada
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 37.40 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 94.11 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.97 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 27.6 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 10.97 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9064 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 37.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Canada?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Canada was 0.2658 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.681 units per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2506 units per person in 1969.
- How does Canada rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Canada ranks 43rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.