Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in North Korea
North Korea: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.0448 units per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in North Korea, 1983–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2022, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in North Korea stood at 0.0448 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in North Korea peaked at 0.0479 units per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0211 units per person, in 2000.
That places North Korea 133rd out of 213 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in North Korea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.0262 units per person | — |
| 1984 | 0.0259 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0255 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0251 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0247 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0244 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.024 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0237 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0233 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.023 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0227 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0223 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0221 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0218 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0216 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0214 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0213 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0211 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0361 units per person | +70.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0383 units per person | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0407 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0412 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.041 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0408 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0479 units per person | +17.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0476 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0474 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0472 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.047 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0468 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0466 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0464 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0461 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0459 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0457 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0453 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0451 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.045 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0448 units per person | -0.3% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.0448 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.003 units per person, 15.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.0448 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1066 units per person, 42% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in North Korea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +70.9% | 0.0211 units per person | 0.0361 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0251 units per person | 0.024 units per person | 0.0262 units per person | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.0223 units per person | 0.0213 units per person | 0.0237 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0402 units per person | 0.0211 units per person | 0.0479 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0463 units per person | 0.0453 units per person | 0.0472 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.045 units per person | 0.0448 units per person | 0.0451 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More infrastructure data for North Korea
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.35 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 24.13 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.18 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.48 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.0373 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.18 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.2413 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 6.35 million (2022)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 74 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 0.0075 million ton-km (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in North Korea?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in North Korea was 0.0448 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0479 units per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0211 units per person in 2000.
- How does North Korea rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 133rd out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea 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.