Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in OECD members
OECD members: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.3113 units per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in OECD members, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2022, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in OECD members stood at 0.3113 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in OECD members peaked at 0.4965 units per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0986 units per person, in 1964.
That places OECD members 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in OECD members, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1041 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1027 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.1013 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0999 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0986 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1251 units per person | +26.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1236 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1221 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1207 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1193 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1594 units per person | +33.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1573 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1555 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1538 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1522 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2074 units per person | +36.3% |
| 1976 | 0.2169 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2271 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 0.2382 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.2499 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 0.2603 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2772 units per person | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2851 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2939 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3028 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3129 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3211 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.3325 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3454 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3587 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3739 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.385 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3959 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.4076 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4206 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4344 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4485 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4639 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4718 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.489 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4965 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4944 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4905 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4811 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4725 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4639 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4519 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4316 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4272 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4386 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4299 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4182 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.407 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3967 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.386 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.377 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3691 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3585 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3463 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3337 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3275 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3227 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3113 units per person | -3.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in OECD members 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 | +36.3% | 0.1522 units per person | 0.2074 units per person |
| 1970 | +33.6% | 0.1193 units per person | 0.1594 units per person |
| 1965 | +26.9% | 0.0986 units per person | 0.1251 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1118 units per person | 0.0986 units per person | 0.1251 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1918 units per person | 0.1522 units per person | 0.2499 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.309 units per person | 0.2603 units per person | 0.3587 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4291 units per person | 0.3739 units per person | 0.489 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4648 units per person | 0.4272 units per person | 0.4965 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3822 units per person | 0.3337 units per person | 0.4299 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3205 units per person | 0.3113 units per person | 0.3275 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 1 Monaco 0.9548 units per person compare
- 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
More infrastructure data for OECD members
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.69 billion (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 122.31 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 429.13 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 31.35 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.07 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 429.13 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.22 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 1.69 billion (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in OECD members?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in OECD members was 0.3113 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4965 units per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0986 units per person in 1964.
- How does OECD members rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- OECD members ranks 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2022.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.