Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Netherlands
Netherlands: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.2209 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Netherlands, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Netherlands is 0.2209 units per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Netherlands peaked at 0.621 units per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0861 units per person, in 1964.
That places Netherlands 54th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Netherlands, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0909 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0897 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0884 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0872 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0861 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1223 units per person | +42.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1207 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1194 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1181 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1168 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1689 units per person | +44.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1669 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1652 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1638 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1626 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.2441 units per person | +50.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2622 units per person | +7.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2838 units per person | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 0.307 units per person | +8.2% |
| 1979 | 0.328 units per person | +6.9% |
| 1980 | 0.3457 units per person | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 0.3582 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3697 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3802 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3912 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4018 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.4137 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4251 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.4381 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4505 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.4642 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4761 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.487 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4993 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5109 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5255 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.5429 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5676 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.5944 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.608 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.621 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5084 units per person | -18.1% |
| 2002 | 0.497 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4836 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4828 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4657 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4558 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.452 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4449 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4389 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4353 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4273 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4286 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.424 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4119 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4104 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3978 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3824 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3424 units per person | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3206 units per person | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2831 units per person | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2865 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2582 units per person | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2384 units per person | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 0.2209 units per person | -7.3% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.2209 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2406 units per person, 92% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.2209 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1825 units per person, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Netherlands 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 | +50.1% | 0.1626 units per person | 0.2441 units per person |
| 1970 | +44.6% | 0.1168 units per person | 0.1689 units per person |
| 1965 | +42.1% | 0.0861 units per person | 0.1223 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.104 units per person | 0.0861 units per person | 0.1223 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2253 units per person | 0.1626 units per person | 0.328 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3974 units per person | 0.3457 units per person | 0.4505 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5276 units per person | 0.4642 units per person | 0.608 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.485 units per person | 0.4389 units per person | 0.621 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3981 units per person | 0.3206 units per person | 0.4353 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2574 units per person | 0.2209 units per person | 0.2865 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More infrastructure data for Netherlands
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 23.43 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 128.54 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.98 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 21.81 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3.98 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.3 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 23.43 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Netherlands?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Netherlands was 0.2209 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.621 units per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0861 units per person in 1964.
- How does Netherlands rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Netherlands ranks 54th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.