Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in North America
North America: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.2321 units per person in 2025. β² Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in North America, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in North America is 0.2321 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in North America peaked at 0.682 units per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2321 units per person, in 2025.
That places North America 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2775 units per person | 0.2569 units per person | 0.297 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3567 units per person | 0.3192 units per person | 0.4046 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4812 units per person | 0.4142 units per person | 0.5332 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5996 units per person | 0.546 units per person | 0.6783 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5977 units per person | 0.5041 units per person | 0.682 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4037 units per person | 0.3264 units per person | 0.4895 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2682 units per person | 0.2321 units per person | 0.3111 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 4 British Virgin Islands 0.6193 units per person compare
- 5 France 0.5453 units per person compare
- 6 Portugal 0.5167 units per person compare
- 7 Cayman Islands 0.4997 units per person compare
- 8 Japan 0.4765 units per person compare
- 9 San Marino, Republic of 0.474 units per person compare
- 10 Germany 0.4598 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for North America
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 434.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 112 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 89.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 89.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.13 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 434.00 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in North America?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in North America was 0.2321 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.682 units per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2321 units per person in 2025.
- How does North America rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- North America ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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 Γ· 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.