Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in North America
North America: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.2321 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in North America, 1960–2025
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 5th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in North America, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2732 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.2686 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1962 | 0.2645 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.2606 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2569 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.297 units per person | +15.6% |
| 1966 | 0.2934 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.29 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.287 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2841 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3337 units per person | +17.5% |
| 1971 | 0.329 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.3255 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.3223 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3192 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3713 units per person | +16.3% |
| 1976 | 0.3785 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.3867 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3963 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4046 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4142 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.4556 units per person | +10.0% |
| 1982 | 0.459 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.4672 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.4758 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.4871 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.493 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.507 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.52 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.5332 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.546 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.5524 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5602 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5711 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5844 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5996 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.6168 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.6364 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6508 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6783 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.682 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6732 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.658 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6327 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6105 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5898 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5612 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5289 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5367 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5041 units per person | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4895 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4667 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.448 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4269 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4085 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3929 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3786 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3601 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3397 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3264 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3111 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2943 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2735 units per person | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2547 units per person | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2439 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2025 | 0.2321 units per person | -4.8% |
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
- 2 United States Virgin Islands 0.7194 units per person compare
- 3 Andorra 0.6495 units per person compare
- 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
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 5th out of 45 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 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Fixed telephone subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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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.