Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Malta
Malta: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.4492 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Malta, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Malta stood at 0.4492 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Malta peaked at 0.5986 units per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0284 units per person, in 1960.
Malta ranks 14th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Malta, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0284 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0285 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0286 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0287 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0288 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0452 units per person | +56.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0457 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0462 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0468 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0473 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0737 units per person | +55.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0737 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0738 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0738 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0739 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0938 units per person | +27.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1106 units per person | +17.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1261 units per person | +14.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1374 units per person | +8.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1484 units per person | +8.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1615 units per person | +8.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1808 units per person | +11.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2013 units per person | +11.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2329 units per person | +15.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2418 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2516 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2851 units per person | +13.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3204 units per person | +12.4% |
| 1988 | 0.3359 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 0.348 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3621 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3814 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4093 units per person | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4242 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4346 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4523 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4754 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4885 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4972 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.5103 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5235 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.5286 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5234 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5225 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5147 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5005 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5141 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5666 units per person | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 0.589 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5986 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5974 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5578 units per person | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 0.547 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5446 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5314 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5183 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5157 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5144 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5279 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5073 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5003 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4979 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4879 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4706 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 0.4492 units per person | -4.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.4492 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2406 units per person, 1.9× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.4492 units per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.118 units per person, 3.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Malta 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 | +56.6% | 0.0288 units per person | 0.0452 units per person |
| 1970 | +55.8% | 0.0473 units per person | 0.0737 units per person |
| 1975 | +27.0% | 0.0739 units per person | 0.0938 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0374 units per person | 0.0284 units per person | 0.0473 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0985 units per person | 0.0737 units per person | 0.1484 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2559 units per person | 0.1615 units per person | 0.348 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4435 units per person | 0.3621 units per person | 0.5103 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5381 units per person | 0.5005 units per person | 0.5986 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5362 units per person | 0.5073 units per person | 0.5974 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4812 units per person | 0.4492 units per person | 0.5003 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More infrastructure data for Malta
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 766,620 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 142.07 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 255,500 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 47.35 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 255,500 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.35 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 766,620 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Malta?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Malta was 0.4492 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5986 units per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0284 units per person in 1960.
- How does Malta rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Malta ranks 14th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta 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.