Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in United States
United States: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.2398 units per person in 2024. β² Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in United States, 1960β2024
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.
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, Republic of 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, The 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 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)
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.