Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in North America
North America: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre was 5.35 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in North America, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
North America recorded 5.35 units per square kilometre for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and down 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in North America peaked at 11.77 units per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.99 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
North America ranks 24th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.28 units per square kilometre | 2.99 units per square kilometre | 3.51 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.7 units per square kilometre | 4.17 units per square kilometre | 5.57 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.99 units per square kilometre | 5.75 units per square kilometre | 8.07 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.74 units per square kilometre | 8.36 units per square kilometre | 11.58 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.74 units per square kilometre | 9.48 units per square kilometre | 11.77 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.91 units per square kilometre | 6.63 units per square kilometre | 9.28 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.87 units per square kilometre | 5.35 units per square kilometre | 6.35 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 21 United Kingdom 111.09 units per square kilometre compare
- 22 Germany 110.75 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Andorra, Principality of 109.98 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Curaçao, Kingdom of the Netherlands 103.55 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Luxembourg 101.02 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Belgium 90.72 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Lebanon 90.37 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for North America
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 434.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 112 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 89.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2321 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 89.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.13 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in North America?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in North America was 5.35 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 11.77 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.99 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does North America rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
- North America ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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 ÷ 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.