Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in High income
High income: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.2795 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in High income, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in High income is 0.2795 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in High income peaked at 0.4913 units per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0879 units per person, in 1964.
That places High income 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in High income, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0923 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0912 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0901 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.089 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0879 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1119 units per person | +27.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1109 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1099 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1088 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1078 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1448 units per person | +34.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1432 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1418 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1405 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1393 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1963 units per person | +40.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2061 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 0.217 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 0.2286 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2415 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2525 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2704 units per person | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 0.279 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2889 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2985 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3091 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.3181 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3298 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3428 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3565 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3724 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3842 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3951 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.4061 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.4188 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4334 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4481 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4649 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.473 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.4913 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3938 units per person | -19.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3835 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3733 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.36 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3453 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3366 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3298 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3176 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3032 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2906 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2025 | 0.2795 units per person | -3.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in High income 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 | +40.9% | 0.1393 units per person | 0.1963 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1 units per person | 0.0879 units per person | 0.1119 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1799 units per person | 0.1393 units per person | 0.2415 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3046 units per person | 0.2525 units per person | 0.3565 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4287 units per person | 0.3724 units per person | 0.4913 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3712 units per person | 0.3453 units per person | 0.3938 units per person | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.3095 units per person | 0.2795 units per person | 0.3366 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near High income
More infrastructure data for High income
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.01 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 141.6 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 398.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 28 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 398.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.41 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 2.01 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in High income?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in High income was 0.2795 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4913 units per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0879 units per person in 1964.
- How does High income rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- High income ranks 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 51 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
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.