Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Small states
Small states: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.1474 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Small states, 1975–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Small states stood at 0.1474 units per person.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Small states peaked at 0.1953 units per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0366 units per person, in 1975.
That places Small states 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Small states, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0366 units per person | — |
| 1976 | 0.0383 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0406 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0434 units per person | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 0.047 units per person | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 0.05 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0565 units per person | +13.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0605 units per person | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0653 units per person | +8.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0697 units per person | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0735 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0791 units per person | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0838 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0886 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0933 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0993 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1048 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1128 units per person | +7.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1216 units per person | +7.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1298 units per person | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1377 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1471 units per person | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1567 units per person | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1645 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.172 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1791 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1815 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1787 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.181 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1802 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1898 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1871 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1922 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1953 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1948 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.192 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1915 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1809 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1713 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1682 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1623 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1607 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.159 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1572 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1503 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1541 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1527 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1511 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1498 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1486 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.1474 units per person | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0412 units per person | 0.0366 units per person | 0.047 units per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.072 units per person | 0.05 units per person | 0.0933 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1346 units per person | 0.0993 units per person | 0.172 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.186 units per person | 0.1787 units per person | 0.1953 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1694 units per person | 0.1503 units per person | 0.192 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1506 units per person | 0.1474 units per person | 0.1541 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 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 0.474 units per person compare
- 10 Germany 0.4598 units per person compare
- 11 Gibraltar 0.4561 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for Small states
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 32.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 161.6 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 13.5 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.57 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 32.00 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Small states?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Small states was 0.1474 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1953 units per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0366 units per person in 1975.
- How does Small states rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Small states ranks 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small states 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.