Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.3431 units per person in 2024. β² Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in United Kingdom, 1960β2024
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.
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 Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Fixed telephone subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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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.