Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.3431 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in United Kingdom, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 0.3431 units per person for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 12.5% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in United Kingdom peaked at 0.5982 units per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0933 units per person, in 1964.
That places United Kingdom 29th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0961 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0954 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0946 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0939 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0933 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1202 units per person | +28.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1196 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1189 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1183 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1179 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1655 units per person | +40.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1648 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1643 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1639 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1638 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2353 units per person | +43.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2483 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2682 units per person | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2911 units per person | +8.5% |
| 1979 | 0.308 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3225 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 0.3337 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.3417 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.3527 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3641 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3744 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.3833 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.399 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.417 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 0.4345 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4431 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4512 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.4605 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4736 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.4901 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5069 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.5274 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5466 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5613 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5797 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.5982 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5849 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5851 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5792 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5764 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.564 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5563 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5457 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5532 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.538 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5323 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5257 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5211 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5205 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5144 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5103 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4974 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4816 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4754 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4915 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4904 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4762 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4443 units per person | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3922 units per person | -11.7% |
| 2024 | 0.3431 units per person | -12.5% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.3431 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2406 units per person, 1.4× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.3431 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1825 units per person, 1.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in United Kingdom 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 | +43.6% | 0.1638 units per person | 0.2353 units per person |
| 1970 | +40.4% | 0.1179 units per person | 0.1655 units per person |
| 1965 | +28.9% | 0.0933 units per person | 0.1202 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1068 units per person | 0.0933 units per person | 0.1202 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2173 units per person | 0.1638 units per person | 0.308 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3723 units per person | 0.3225 units per person | 0.4345 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5041 units per person | 0.4431 units per person | 0.5797 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5681 units per person | 0.538 units per person | 0.5982 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.507 units per person | 0.4754 units per person | 0.5323 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4292 units per person | 0.3431 units per person | 0.4904 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More infrastructure data for United Kingdom
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 84.10 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 121.64 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23.77 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 34.38 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -11.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 23.77 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.21 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 84.10 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in United Kingdom?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in United Kingdom was 0.3431 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5982 units per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0933 units per person in 1964.
- How does United Kingdom rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- United Kingdom ranks 29th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.