Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.2311 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Malaysia, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Malaysia is 0.2311 units per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 60.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Malaysia peaked at 0.244 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0054 units per person, in 1964.
That places Malaysia 52nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.006 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0059 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1962 | 0.0057 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0056 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0054 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0087 units per person | +60.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0085 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0083 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0081 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0079 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0102 units per person | +28.7% |
| 1971 | 0.01 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0097 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0095 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0093 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0147 units per person | +58.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0165 units per person | +12.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0189 units per person | +14.4% |
| 1978 | 0.022 units per person | +16.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0257 units per person | +17.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0305 units per person | +18.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0365 units per person | +19.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0423 units per person | +16.0% |
| 1983 | 0.049 units per person | +15.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0575 units per person | +17.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0628 units per person | +9.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0662 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0695 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0743 units per person | +6.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0802 units per person | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0889 units per person | +10.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0991 units per person | +11.4% |
| 1992 | 0.111 units per person | +12.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1248 units per person | +12.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1445 units per person | +15.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1639 units per person | +13.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1809 units per person | +10.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1976 units per person | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2001 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1975 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2015 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2002 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1938 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1852 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.176 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.169 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1644 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1611 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1637 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1609 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1609 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1551 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1547 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1503 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1437 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1437 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1522 units per person | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2034 units per person | +33.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2257 units per person | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2214 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2204 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2406 units per person | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 0.244 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2392 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2311 units per person | -3.4% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.2311 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1063 units per person, 2.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.2311 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1066 units per person, 2.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Malaysia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +60.4% | 0.0054 units per person | 0.0087 units per person |
| 1975 | +58.7% | 0.0093 units per person | 0.0147 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.007 units per person | 0.0054 units per person | 0.0087 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0147 units per person | 0.0093 units per person | 0.0257 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0569 units per person | 0.0305 units per person | 0.0802 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1508 units per person | 0.0889 units per person | 0.2001 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1776 units per person | 0.1609 units per person | 0.2015 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1711 units per person | 0.1437 units per person | 0.2257 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.235 units per person | 0.2204 units per person | 0.244 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 49 United States 0.2398 units per person compare
- 50 French Polynesia 0.2347 units per person compare
- 51 Bahamas 0.232 units per person compare
- 53 Mexico 0.2256 units per person compare
- 54 Netherlands 0.2209 units per person compare
- 55 Australia 0.2189 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for Malaysia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 49.66 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 139.66 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.22 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23.11 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 8.22 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.4 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 49.66 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Malaysia?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Malaysia was 0.2311 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.244 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0054 units per person in 1964.
- How does Malaysia rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 52nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.