Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in OECD members
OECD members: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre was 12.15 units per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in OECD members, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in OECD members is 12.15 units per square kilometre, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in OECD members peaked at 16.87 units per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.4 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places OECD members 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in OECD members, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.4 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.4 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2.4 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2.4 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 3.08 units per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1966 | 3.08 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 3.08 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 3.08 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 3.08 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 4.17 units per square kilometre | +35.1% |
| 1971 | 4.17 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 4.17 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 4.17 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 4.17 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 5.74 units per square kilometre | +37.7% |
| 1976 | 6.06 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 6.4 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 6.78 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 7.18 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 7.55 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 8.11 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1982 | 8.41 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 8.74 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 9.08 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 9.46 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 9.78 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 10.21 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 10.7 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 11.2 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 11.78 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 12.25 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 12.65 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 13.09 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 13.62 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 14.19 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 14.76 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 15.38 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 15.76 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 16.46 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 16.81 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 16.87 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 16.86 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 16.65 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 16.47 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 16.29 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 15.99 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 15.38 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 15.34 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 15.87 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 15.66 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 15.31 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 15 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 14.7 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 14.39 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 14.15 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 13.93 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 13.62 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 13.23 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 12.82 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 12.63 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 12.53 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 12.15 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in OECD members 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 | +37.7% | 4.17 units per square kilometre | 5.74 units per square kilometre |
| 1970 | +35.1% | 3.08 units per square kilometre | 4.17 units per square kilometre |
| 1965 | +28.6% | 2.4 units per square kilometre | 3.08 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.78 units per square kilometre | 2.4 units per square kilometre | 3.08 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.3 units per square kilometre | 4.17 units per square kilometre | 7.18 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.33 units per square kilometre | 7.55 units per square kilometre | 11.2 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.99 units per square kilometre | 11.78 units per square kilometre | 16.46 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.25 units per square kilometre | 15.34 units per square kilometre | 16.87 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.28 units per square kilometre | 12.82 units per square kilometre | 15.66 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.44 units per square kilometre | 12.15 units per square kilometre | 12.63 units per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 3 Singapore 2,647 units per square kilometre compare
- 4 Macao 2,638 units per square kilometre compare
- 5 Gibraltar 1,716 units per square kilometre compare
- 6 Malta 812.8 units per square kilometre compare
- 7 Bermuda 464.07 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 Bahrain 327.08 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Barbados 282.13 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for OECD members
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.69 billion (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 122.31 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 429.13 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 31.35 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3113 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.07 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 429.13 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.22 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in OECD members?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in OECD members was 12.15 units per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 16.87 units per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does OECD members rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
- OECD members ranks 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2022.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.