Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.0868 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1975–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 0.0868 units per person for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 0.2145 units per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0021 units per person, in 1975.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 23rd out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0021 units per person | — |
| 1976 | 0.0022 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0023 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0024 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0026 units per person | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0028 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0029 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0032 units per person | +10.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0038 units per person | +17.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0041 units per person | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0045 units per person | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0049 units per person | +9.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0053 units per person | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0059 units per person | +12.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0067 units per person | +12.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0077 units per person | +15.2% |
| 1991 | 0.009 units per person | +17.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0113 units per person | +25.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0154 units per person | +36.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0223 units per person | +44.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0314 units per person | +40.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0408 units per person | +30.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0504 units per person | +23.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0605 units per person | +19.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0725 units per person | +19.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0926 units per person | +27.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1123 units per person | +21.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1307 units per person | +16.3% |
| 2003 | 0.156 units per person | +19.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1852 units per person | +18.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2005 units per person | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2133 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2145 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2077 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.196 units per person | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.186 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1767 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1711 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1588 units per person | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1466 units per person | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 0.129 units per person | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1159 units per person | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1119 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.107 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1066 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1018 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1005 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0994 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0992 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0929 units per person | -6.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0868 units per person | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0067 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0321 units per person | 0.0077 units per person | 0.0725 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1709 units per person | 0.0926 units per person | 0.2145 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.141 units per person | 0.1066 units per person | 0.186 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0968 units per person | 0.0868 units per person | 0.1018 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 20 Republic of Korea 0.4114 units per person compare
- 21 Luxembourg 0.3982 units per person compare
- 22 Austria 0.3793 units per person compare
- 23 Mauritius 0.3763 units per person compare
- 24 Spain 0.3732 units per person compare
- 25 Serbia 0.3679 units per person compare
- 26 Uruguay 0.3562 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.79 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 129.8 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 186.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 186.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.3 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 2.79 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 0.0868 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2145 units per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 units per person in 1975.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 23rd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.