Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Canada
Canada: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.2658 units per person in 2024. β² Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Canada, 1960β2024
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.
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
- 40 Croatia, Republic of 0.2853 units per person compare
- 41 Brunei Darussalam 0.2772 units per person compare
- 42 Faroe Islands 0.2772 units per person compare
- 44 Hungary 0.2631 units per person compare
- 45 Israel 0.2599 units per person compare
- 46 North Macedonia, Republic of 0.2501 units per person compare
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 Γ· 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.