Fixed telephone subscriptions in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 92,978 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Pacific island small states, 1982–2021
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions in Pacific island small states is 92,978, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and down 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Pacific island small states peaked at 210,035 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 34,064, in 1982.
That places Pacific island small states 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 34,064 | — |
| 1983 | 39,426 | +15.7% |
| 1984 | 41,725 | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 43,189 | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 47,664 | +10.4% |
| 1987 | 49,272 | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 52,579 | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 57,821 | +10.0% |
| 1990 | 63,643 | +10.1% |
| 1991 | 68,710 | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 76,854 | +11.9% |
| 1993 | 88,294 | +14.9% |
| 1994 | 97,873 | +10.8% |
| 1995 | 105,045 | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 113,557 | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 116,505 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 124,942 | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 131,954 | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 138,408 | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 147,235 | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 162,061 | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 169,963 | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 180,224 | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 187,426 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 171,690 | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 182,770 | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 195,922 | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 210,035 | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 209,382 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 199,336 | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 164,770 | -17.3% |
| 2013 | 147,482 | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 132,791 | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 126,962 | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 116,575 | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 120,731 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 82,559 | -31.6% |
| 2019 | 91,614 | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 89,015 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 92,978 | +4.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions in Pacific island small states 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -31.6% | 120,731 | 82,559 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45,718 | 34,064 | 57,821 | 8 |
| 1990s | 98,738 | 63,643 | 131,954 | 10 |
| 2000s | 174,573 | 138,408 | 210,035 | 10 |
| 2010s | 139,220 | 82,559 | 209,382 | 10 |
| 2020s | 90,996 | 89,015 | 92,978 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More infrastructure data for Pacific island small states
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.98 million (2021)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 76.18 per 100 people (2021)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.65 per 100 people (2021)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0354 units per person (2021)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.45 % change on previous year (2021)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 92,978 (2021)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.755 units per person (2021)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 1.98 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Pacific island small states?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Pacific island small states was 92,978 in 2021, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 210,035 in 2009.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 34,064 in 1982.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Pacific island small states ranks 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island small states data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.