Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Russia
Russia: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.1447 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Russia, 1975–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Russia is 0.1447 units per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Russia peaked at 0.319 units per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.044 units per person, in 1975.
Russia ranks 84th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Russia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.044 units per person | — |
| 1976 | 0.0481 units per person | +9.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0566 units per person | +17.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0613 units per person | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0667 units per person | +8.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0698 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0788 units per person | +13.0% |
| 1982 | 0.084 units per person | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0896 units per person | +6.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0953 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1015 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1081 units per person | +6.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1151 units per person | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1226 units per person | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1307 units per person | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1399 units per person | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1503 units per person | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1538 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1581 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1624 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1686 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1749 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.191 units per person | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 0.198 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2102 units per person | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2188 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.228 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2443 units per person | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2496 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2672 units per person | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2794 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3069 units per person | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3166 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.319 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3178 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3144 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3087 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2941 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2814 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2649 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2458 units per person | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2226 units per person | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2199 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2071 units per person | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1903 units per person | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1783 units per person | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1649 units per person | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1524 units per person | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1447 units per person | -5.1% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 0.1447 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2406 units per person, 60% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Russia's 0.1447 units per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1825 units per person, 79% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0553 units per person | 0.044 units per person | 0.0667 units per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0995 units per person | 0.0698 units per person | 0.1307 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1707 units per person | 0.1399 units per person | 0.2102 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2748 units per person | 0.2188 units per person | 0.319 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2549 units per person | 0.1903 units per person | 0.3144 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1601 units per person | 0.1447 units per person | 0.1783 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More infrastructure data for Russia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 269.52 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 186.1 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 20.82 million (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14.31 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -5.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 20.82 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.88 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 269.52 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Russia?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Russia was 0.1447 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.319 units per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.044 units per person in 1975.
- How does Russia rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Russia ranks 84th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia 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.