Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.1205 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in East Asia & Pacific, 1975–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 0.1205 units per person for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 0.2414 units per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0295 units per person, in 1975.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 10th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0295 units per person | — |
| 1976 | 0.031 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0322 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0335 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0349 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0363 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0372 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0387 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0404 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0417 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0433 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.045 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0468 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0493 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0519 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0547 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0574 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0607 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0655 units per person | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 0.073 units per person | +11.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0823 units per person | +12.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0921 units per person | +12.0% |
| 1997 | 0.102 units per person | +10.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1089 units per person | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1221 units per person | +12.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1401 units per person | +14.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1568 units per person | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1727 units per person | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1946 units per person | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2192 units per person | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 0.232 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2414 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2402 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2329 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2332 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2244 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2159 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2103 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1991 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1856 units per person | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.169 units per person | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1566 units per person | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 0.152 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1468 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1437 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.138 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1368 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1349 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1334 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1264 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2025 | 0.1205 units per person | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0322 units per person | 0.0295 units per person | 0.0349 units per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0431 units per person | 0.0363 units per person | 0.0519 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0819 units per person | 0.0547 units per person | 0.1221 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2063 units per person | 0.1401 units per person | 0.2414 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1804 units per person | 0.1437 units per person | 0.2244 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1317 units per person | 0.1205 units per person | 0.138 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 7 Cayman Islands 0.4997 units per person compare
- 8 Japan 0.4765 units per person compare
- 9 San Marino 0.474 units per person compare
- 10 Germany 0.4598 units per person compare
- 11 Gibraltar 0.4561 units per person compare
- 12 Belarus 0.4538 units per person compare
- 13 Greece 0.4509 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for East Asia & Pacific
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.24 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 135.1 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 288.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 288.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.36 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 3.24 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in East Asia & Pacific?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in East Asia & Pacific was 0.1205 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2414 units per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0295 units per person in 1975.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.