Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.0754 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Sweden, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Sweden stood at 0.0754 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.9% on the previous year and down 80.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Sweden peaked at 0.7218 units per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0754 units per person, in 2024.
Sweden ranks 122nd of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Sweden, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2791 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.2778 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 0.2763 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2748 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.2727 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.3785 units per person | +38.8% |
| 1966 | 0.3749 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.372 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.3699 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.3673 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.448 units per person | +22.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4449 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.4436 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.4428 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.4415 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.5138 units per person | +16.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5298 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.5447 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.5552 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.564 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.58 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.5883 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.5965 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6023 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6151 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.6278 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.6419 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6526 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.6639 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.673 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.6834 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.6913 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.684 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6779 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.6796 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.6812 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.6823 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.707 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7218 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6879 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6826 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.6693 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6554 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6452 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6325 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6241 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6109 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6012 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.579 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5528 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5048 units per person | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4743 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.438 units per person | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4092 units per person | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3897 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3628 units per person | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3128 units per person | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2603 units per person | -16.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2127 units per person | -18.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1703 units per person | -19.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1428 units per person | -16.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1211 units per person | -15.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1047 units per person | -13.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0827 units per person | -21.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0754 units per person | -8.9% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.0754 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2406 units per person, 31% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.0754 units per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1825 units per person, 41% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Sweden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +38.8% | 0.2727 units per person | 0.3785 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3243 units per person | 0.2727 units per person | 0.3785 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4928 units per person | 0.4415 units per person | 0.564 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6241 units per person | 0.58 units per person | 0.673 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6896 units per person | 0.6779 units per person | 0.7218 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6253 units per person | 0.5528 units per person | 0.6826 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3535 units per person | 0.1703 units per person | 0.5048 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1053 units per person | 0.0754 units per person | 0.1428 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More infrastructure data for Sweden
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 14.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 140.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 796,716 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 7.51 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 796,716 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.41 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 14.92 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Sweden?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Sweden was 0.0754 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7218 units per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0754 units per person in 2024.
- How does Sweden rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Sweden ranks 122nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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.