Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Norway
Norway: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.0131 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Norway, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Norway is 0.0131 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.7% on the previous year and down 93.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Norway peaked at 0.6299 units per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0131 units per person, in 2024.
Norway ranks 166th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Norway, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.127 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.126 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 0.125 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1241 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1231 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1565 units per person | +27.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1552 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1539 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1527 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1514 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1915 units per person | +26.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1902 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1887 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1874 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1863 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.2281 units per person | +22.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2374 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2484 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2598 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2736 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 0.293 units per person | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3165 units per person | +8.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3464 units per person | +9.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3765 units per person | +8.7% |
| 1984 | 0.4003 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4233 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 0.4467 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 0.4654 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 0.479 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4898 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5027 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.5158 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.5292 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5415 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.552 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5607 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5669 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6299 units per person | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5585 units per person | -11.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5482 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5346 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5179 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5105 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4899 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4748 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4561 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4409 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4222 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3984 units per person | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3667 units per person | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3369 units per person | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3073 units per person | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2782 units per person | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2435 units per person | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2104 units per person | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 0.182 units per person | -13.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1542 units per person | -15.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1301 units per person | -15.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1064 units per person | -18.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0831 units per person | -21.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0648 units per person | -22.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0433 units per person | -33.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0266 units per person | -38.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0145 units per person | -45.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0131 units per person | -9.7% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.0131 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2406 units per person, 5% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.0131 units per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1825 units per person, 7% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Norway 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -45.3% | 0.0266 units per person | 0.0145 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1395 units per person | 0.1231 units per person | 0.1565 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2191 units per person | 0.1863 units per person | 0.2736 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4037 units per person | 0.293 units per person | 0.4898 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5506 units per person | 0.5027 units per person | 0.6299 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4612 units per person | 0.3667 units per person | 0.5346 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2032 units per person | 0.0831 units per person | 0.3369 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0325 units per person | 0.0131 units per person | 0.0648 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More infrastructure data for Norway
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.10 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 109.35 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 73,208 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.31 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 73,208 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.09 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 6.10 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Norway?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Norway was 0.0131 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6299 units per person in 1997.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0131 units per person in 2024.
- How does Norway rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Norway ranks 166th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway 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.