Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Japan
Japan: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.4765 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Japan, 1960–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Japan is 0.4765 units per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Japan peaked at 0.5216 units per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0375 units per person, in 1964.
Japan ranks 8th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.039 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0386 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 0.0383 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0379 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0375 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0755 units per person | +101.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0748 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0741 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0732 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0724 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1586 units per person | +119.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1552 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.153 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1509 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1489 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2902 units per person | +94.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3054 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3147 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3238 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.3332 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.3419 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3423 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.3503 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3594 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.3661 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.3749 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.385 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3967 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4107 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.4262 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.4416 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.4538 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.4634 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4713 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4848 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4965 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.5092 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5215 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4938 units per person | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.49 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4885 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4823 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4769 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4715 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4666 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4543 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4382 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4003 units per person | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3781 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5216 units per person | +37.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5124 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5059 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5032 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5023 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4994 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5011 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5047 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5037 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5003 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4955 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4909 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4888 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4835 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4765 units per person | -1.5% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.4765 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2406 units per person, 2.0× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.4765 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1066 units per person, 4.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Japan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +119.2% | 0.0724 units per person | 0.1586 units per person |
| 1965 | +101.5% | 0.0375 units per person | 0.0755 units per person |
| 1975 | +94.9% | 0.1489 units per person | 0.2902 units per person |
| 2009 | +37.9% | 0.3781 units per person | 0.5216 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0561 units per person | 0.0375 units per person | 0.0755 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2334 units per person | 0.1489 units per person | 0.3332 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3753 units per person | 0.3419 units per person | 0.4262 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4826 units per person | 0.4416 units per person | 0.5215 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4578 units per person | 0.3781 units per person | 0.5216 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5028 units per person | 0.4955 units per person | 0.5124 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4849 units per person | 0.4765 units per person | 0.4909 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More infrastructure data for Japan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 221.92 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 178.43 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 59.33 million (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 47.7 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 59.33 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.78 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 221.92 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Japan?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Japan was 0.4765 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5216 units per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0375 units per person in 1964.
- How does Japan rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Japan ranks 8th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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.