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 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.09 million | — |
| 1961 | 2.09 million | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 2.09 million | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2.09 million | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2.09 million | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2.93 million | +40.1% |
| 1966 | 2.93 million | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2.93 million | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2.93 million | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 2.93 million | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 3.60 million | +23.1% |
| 1971 | 3.60 million | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 3.60 million | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3.60 million | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 3.60 million | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 4.21 million | +16.8% |
| 1976 | 4.36 million | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 4.50 million | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 4.59 million | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 4.68 million | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 4.82 million | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 4.90 million | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 4.97 million | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 5.02 million | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 5.13 million | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 5.24 million | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 5.37 million | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 5.48 million | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 5.60 million | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 5.72 million | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 5.85 million | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 5.96 million | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 5.93 million | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 5.91 million | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 5.97 million | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 6.01 million | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 6.03 million | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 6.25 million | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 6.39 million | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 6.09 million | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 6.06 million | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 5.95 million | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 5.85 million | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 5.78 million | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 5.69 million | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 5.63 million | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 5.55 million | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 5.50 million | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 5.34 million | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 5.14 million | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 4.73 million | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 4.48 million | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 4.17 million | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 3.93 million | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 3.78 million | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 3.55 million | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 3.10 million | -12.7% |
| 2017 | 2.62 million | -15.7% |
| 2018 | 2.16 million | -17.3% |
| 2019 | 1.75 million | -19.1% |
| 2020 | 1.48 million | -15.6% |
| 2021 | 1.26 million | -14.7% |
| 2022 | 1.10 million | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 871,848 | -20.6% |
| 2024 | 796,716 | -8.6% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 796,716 is above the median for high income countries, which is 445,236, 1.8× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 796,716 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 716,034, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions in Sweden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +40.1% | 2.09 million | 2.93 million |
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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More infrastructure data for Sweden
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 14.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 140.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 7.51 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 796,716 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.41 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 14.92 million (2024)
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 214 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.