Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.0874 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1975–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 0.0874 units per person for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.2167 units per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0021 units per person, in 1975.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 22nd of 45 groups on this measure, 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 | 0.0025 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0026 units per person | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0028 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 0.003 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0033 units per person | +10.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0035 units per person | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0038 units per person | +9.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0042 units per person | +10.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0046 units per person | +10.7% |
| 1987 | 0.005 units per person | +8.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0057 units per person | +13.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0064 units per person | +13.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0075 units per person | +16.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0088 units per person | +18.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0111 units per person | +26.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0153 units per person | +37.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0223 units per person | +45.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0315 units per person | +41.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0411 units per person | +30.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0508 units per person | +23.7% |
| 1998 | 0.061 units per person | +20.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0732 units per person | +20.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0936 units per person | +27.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1133 units per person | +21.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1319 units per person | +16.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1576 units per person | +19.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1871 units per person | +18.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2026 units per person | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2156 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2167 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2097 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.198 units per person | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1878 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1784 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1727 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1603 units per person | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1478 units per person | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 0.13 units per person | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1167 units per person | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1127 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1084 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1074 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1026 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1013 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0997 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0999 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0932 units per person | -6.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0874 units per person | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0064 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0323 units per person | 0.0075 units per person | 0.0732 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1726 units per person | 0.0936 units per person | 0.2167 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1422 units per person | 0.1074 units per person | 0.1878 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0973 units per person | 0.0874 units per person | 0.1026 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 19 Northern Mariana Islands 0.4226 units per person compare
- 20 South 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
More infrastructure data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.79 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 131 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 185.00 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 -6.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 185.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.32 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.0874 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2167 units per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 units per person in 1975.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.