Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in World
World: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.0992 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in World, 1966–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in World stood at 0.0992 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in World peaked at 0.1893 units per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0323 units per person, in 1969.
That places World 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in World, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 0.0343 units per person | — |
| 1967 | 0.0336 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.033 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0323 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0422 units per person | +30.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0413 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0405 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0397 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0564 units per person | +42.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0588 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0615 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0644 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0675 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 0.07 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0745 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0765 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0787 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0808 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0832 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0851 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0877 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0908 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.094 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0977 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1008 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1042 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1083 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1137 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 0.12 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1268 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1341 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1399 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1488 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1891 units per person | +27.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1893 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1859 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1829 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1812 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1756 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1696 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1643 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1572 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1489 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1406 units per person | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1339 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1293 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1241 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.119 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.115 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1124 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1092 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1064 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1023 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0992 units per person | -3.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in World 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 | +42.0% | 0.0397 units per person | 0.0564 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0333 units per person | 0.0323 units per person | 0.0343 units per person | 4 |
| 1970s | 0.0525 units per person | 0.0397 units per person | 0.0675 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0821 units per person | 0.07 units per person | 0.094 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1194 units per person | 0.0977 units per person | 0.1488 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1857 units per person | 0.1812 units per person | 0.1893 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.1462 units per person | 0.119 units per person | 0.1756 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1074 units per person | 0.0992 units per person | 0.115 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
- 16 Bermuda 0.4359 units per person compare
- 17 Guam 0.4317 units per person compare
- 18 Barbados 0.4297 units per person compare
- 19 Northern Mariana Islands 0.4226 units per person compare
- 20 South Korea 0.4114 units per person compare
- 21 Luxembourg 0.3982 units per person compare
- 22 Austria 0.3793 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for World
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 9.17 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 111.5 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 815.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.9 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 815.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.12 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 9.17 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in World?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in World was 0.0992 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1893 units per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0323 units per person in 1969.
- How does World rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- World ranks 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.