Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.2772 units per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Faroe Islands, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2022, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Faroe Islands stood at 0.2772 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Faroe Islands peaked at 0.5505 units per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0895 units per person, in 1964.
Faroe Islands ranks 42nd of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.094 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0928 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0918 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0906 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0895 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1311 units per person | +46.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1294 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1281 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1269 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1257 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1806 units per person | +43.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1785 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1764 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1743 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1723 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2595 units per person | +50.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2779 units per person | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2916 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3028 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 0.3123 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.32 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.3356 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 0.3513 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3564 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.3775 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 0.3866 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3969 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4163 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 0.4396 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 0.4598 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 0.4781 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4998 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 0.5021 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5004 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.5065 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.5101 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.5244 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.5338 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5379 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.5505 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.5454 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4965 units per person | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5156 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5057 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4952 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4926 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4767 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4642 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4495 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4289 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4146 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.403 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3869 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4472 units per person | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4336 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4107 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3857 units per person | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3591 units per person | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 0.337 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3048 units per person | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2919 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2879 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2772 units per person | -3.7% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 0.2772 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2406 units per person, 1.2× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 0.2772 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1825 units per person, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Faroe Islands 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 | +50.6% | 0.1723 units per person | 0.2595 units per person |
| 1965 | +46.5% | 0.0895 units per person | 0.1311 units per person |
| 1970 | +43.6% | 0.1257 units per person | 0.1806 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.11 units per person | 0.0895 units per person | 0.1311 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2326 units per person | 0.1723 units per person | 0.3123 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.384 units per person | 0.32 units per person | 0.4598 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5144 units per person | 0.4781 units per person | 0.5505 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.487 units per person | 0.4289 units per person | 0.5454 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3883 units per person | 0.3048 units per person | 0.4472 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2856 units per person | 0.2772 units per person | 0.2919 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
More infrastructure data for Faroe Islands
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 57,146 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 105.8 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14,940 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 27.66 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.61 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 14,940 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.06 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 57,146 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Faroe Islands?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Faroe Islands was 0.2772 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5505 units per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0895 units per person in 1964.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Faroe Islands ranks 42nd out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands 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.