Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in World
World: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre was 6.61 units per square kilometre in 2023. β Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in World, 1966β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in World stood at 6.61 units per square kilometre.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in World peaked at 9.89 units per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.12 units per square kilometre, in 1966.
World ranks 15th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.12 units per square kilometre | 1.12 units per square kilometre | 1.12 units per square kilometre | 4 |
| 1970s | 2.06 units per square kilometre | 1.52 units per square kilometre | 2.82 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.81 units per square kilometre | 2.98 units per square kilometre | 4.7 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.57 units per square kilometre | 4.54 units per square kilometre | 7.12 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.83 units per square kilometre | 9.76 units per square kilometre | 9.89 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.32 units per square kilometre | 7.12 units per square kilometre | 9.64 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.78 units per square kilometre | 6.61 units per square kilometre | 6.95 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 12 Korea 227 units per square kilometre compare
- 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
- 16 Japan 162.73 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Cayman Islands 149.05 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Guam 132.05 units per square kilometre 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 capita 0.0992 units per person (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in World?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in World was 6.61 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 9.89 units per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.12 units per square kilometre in 1966.
- How does World rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
- World ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this World 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.