Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in United States
United States: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.2398 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in United States, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
United States recorded 0.2398 units per person for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in United States peaked at 0.6823 units per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2398 units per person, in 2024.
That places United States 49th 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 States, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2727 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.2682 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1962 | 0.2641 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2603 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.2568 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.3 units per person | +16.8% |
| 1966 | 0.2965 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.2933 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.2904 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2876 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3367 units per person | +17.1% |
| 1971 | 0.3325 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.3289 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.3258 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.3228 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.3728 units per person | +15.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3798 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.3879 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.3973 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.4055 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4149 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.46 units per person | +10.9% |
| 1982 | 0.4641 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4731 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.4773 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4875 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4926 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5068 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.5198 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.5328 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.5453 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.5511 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5588 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5698 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5832 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5996 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.6179 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6377 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.652 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6791 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6823 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6723 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.658 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6306 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6069 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5927 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5612 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5259 units per person | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5352 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4983 units per person | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4837 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4596 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4409 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4207 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4025 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.388 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3741 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3561 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3358 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3223 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.307 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2927 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2723 units per person | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2519 units per person | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2398 units per person | -4.8% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.2398 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2406 units per person, 100% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.279 units per person | 0.2568 units per person | 0.3 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.359 units per person | 0.3228 units per person | 0.4055 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4829 units per person | 0.4149 units per person | 0.5328 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5994 units per person | 0.5453 units per person | 0.6791 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5963 units per person | 0.4983 units per person | 0.6823 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3984 units per person | 0.3223 units per person | 0.4837 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2728 units per person | 0.2398 units per person | 0.307 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 46 North Macedonia 0.2501 units per person compare
- 47 Liechtenstein 0.2445 units per person compare
- 48 Puerto Rico 0.2414 units per person compare
- 50 French Polynesia 0.2347 units per person compare
- 51 Bahamas 0.232 units per person compare
- 52 Malaysia 0.2311 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for United States
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 390.99 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 113.19 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 81.55 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23.61 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 81.55 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.15 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 390.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in United States?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in United States was 0.2398 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6823 units per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2398 units per person in 2024.
- How does United States rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- United States ranks 49th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United 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)
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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.