Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Japan
Japan: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre was 162.73 units per square kilometre in 2023. β² Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Japan, 1961β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Japan recorded 162.73 units per square kilometre for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Japan peaked at 183.25 units per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 9.91 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Japan 16th out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.61 units per square kilometre | 9.91 units per square kilometre | 20.18 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 71.08 units per square kilometre | 44.73 units per square kilometre | 105.38 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 123.71 units per square kilometre | 109.02 units per square kilometre | 143.87 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 165.81 units per square kilometre | 149.56 units per square kilometre | 180.34 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 160.33 units per square kilometre | 132.86 units per square kilometre | 183.25 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 175.6 units per square kilometre | 172.13 units per square kilometre | 180.02 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 166.82 units per square kilometre | 162.73 units per square kilometre | 170.04 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 13 United States Virgin Islands 216.67 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands 191.94 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 British Virgin Islands 162.96 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Cayman Islands 149.05 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Guam 132.05 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Netherlands 126.58 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for Japan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 221.92 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 178.43 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 59.33 million (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 47.7 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4765 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 59.33 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.78 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Japan?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Japan was 162.73 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 183.25 units per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.91 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 16th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fixed telephone subscriptions Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Fixed telephone subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.