Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Italy
Italy: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.3444 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Italy, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Italy stood at 0.3444 units per person.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Italy peaked at 0.4801 units per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0592 units per person, in 1964.
Italy ranks 28th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Italy, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0609 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0605 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 0.0601 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0597 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0592 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0871 units per person | +47.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0864 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0858 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0853 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0848 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.12 units per person | +41.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1195 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1188 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.118 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1172 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1742 units per person | +48.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1825 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1926 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 0.204 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.2161 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 0.2307 units per person | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2453 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2599 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2758 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 0.292 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 0.3074 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3225 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3375 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3548 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3752 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 0.394 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4065 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4174 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4252 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.4317 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4371 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4442 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.4517 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4566 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4656 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4769 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4801 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4754 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4634 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4489 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4306 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4605 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3815 units per person | -17.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3722 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3802 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3767 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3683 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3613 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3498 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3412 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3355 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3371 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.345 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3406 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3268 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3299 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3381 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3367 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3409 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3444 units per person | +1.0% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.3444 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2406 units per person, 1.4× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.3444 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1825 units per person, 1.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Italy 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 | +48.6% | 0.1172 units per person | 0.1742 units per person |
| 1965 | +47.2% | 0.0592 units per person | 0.0871 units per person |
| 1970 | +41.6% | 0.0848 units per person | 0.12 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.073 units per person | 0.0592 units per person | 0.0871 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1563 units per person | 0.1172 units per person | 0.2161 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3001 units per person | 0.2307 units per person | 0.3752 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.433 units per person | 0.394 units per person | 0.4656 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.437 units per person | 0.3722 units per person | 0.4801 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3482 units per person | 0.3268 units per person | 0.3767 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.338 units per person | 0.3299 units per person | 0.3444 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More infrastructure data for Italy
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 78.67 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 132.57 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 20.30 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 34.21 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.9713 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 20.30 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.33 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 78.67 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Italy?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Italy was 0.3444 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4801 units per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0592 units per person in 1964.
- How does Italy rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Italy ranks 28th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.