Fixed telephone subscriptions in Sweden
Sweden: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 796,716 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Sweden, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Sweden recorded 796,716 for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.6% on the previous year and down 78.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Sweden peaked at 6.39 million in 1998 and was at its lowest, 796,716, in 2024.
That places Sweden 70th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.51 million | 2.09 million | 2.93 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.03 million | 3.60 million | 4.68 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.22 million | 4.82 million | 5.72 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.04 million | 5.85 million | 6.39 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.65 million | 5.14 million | 6.06 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.43 million | 1.75 million | 4.73 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.10 million | 796,716 | 1.48 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 67 South Africa 1.01 million compare
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- 71 Panama 774,060 compare
- 72 Puerto Rico 773,022 compare
- 73 Ethiopia 765,634 compare
More infrastructure data for Sweden
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 7.51 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 140.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 14.92 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 19.55 million (2023)
- Air transport, freight 324.82 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 180,974 (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 171 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 16,306 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 95.8% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 33.8% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Sweden?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Sweden was 796,716 in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 6.39 million in 1998.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 796,716 in 2024.
- How does Sweden rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Sweden ranks 70th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden 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.