Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Switzerland
Switzerland: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.3031 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Switzerland, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Switzerland stood at 0.3031 units per person.
That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and down 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Switzerland peaked at 0.7446 units per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1885 units per person, in 1964.
Switzerland ranks 36th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2205 units per person | 0.1885 units per person | 0.2503 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3621 units per person | 0.3067 units per person | 0.4377 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5038 units per person | 0.4493 units per person | 0.5694 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6359 units per person | 0.5871 units per person | 0.7091 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6959 units per person | 0.6313 units per person | 0.7446 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5071 units per person | 0.3698 units per person | 0.6272 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3337 units per person | 0.3031 units per person | 0.3547 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 33 Montenegro 0.3083 units per person compare
- 34 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.3083 units per person compare
- 35 Moldova, Republic of 0.3056 units per person compare
- 37 Curaçao 0.2973 units per person compare
- 38 Antigua and Barbuda 0.2943 units per person compare
- 39 Slovenia, Republic of 0.2855 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for Switzerland
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 11.55 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 129.47 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.73 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 30.59 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -5.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.73 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.28 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 11.55 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Switzerland?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Switzerland was 0.3031 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7446 units per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1885 units per person in 1964.
- How does Switzerland rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 36th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.