What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Denmark?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Denmark was 11.68 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Denmark?

The highest recorded value was 72.12 per 100 people in 2001.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Denmark?

The lowest recorded value was 11.68 per 100 people in 2024.

How does Denmark rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Denmark ranks 95th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Denmark?

Over the last ten years it is down 64.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Denmark data come from?

The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Denmark

Name: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Denmark
Creator: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Denmark: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 11.68 per 100 people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

11.68 per 100 people

Change on year

down 6.0%

World rank

95th

of 213 countries

All-time high

72.12 per 100 people

in 2001

All-time low

11.68 per 100 people

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Denmark, 1960–2024

Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.

Analysis

In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions in Denmark stood at 11.68 per 100 people. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 64.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Denmark peaked at 72.12 per 100 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 11.68 per 100 people, in 2024.

Denmark ranks 95th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	19.93 per 100 people	18.2 per 100 people	21.67 per 100 people	10
1970s	31.72 per 100 people	25.33 per 100 people	42.1 per 100 people	10
1980s	49.29 per 100 people	43.43 per 100 people	55.47 per 100 people	10
1990s	61.12 per 100 people	56.6 per 100 people	68.4 per 100 people	10
2000s	61.93 per 100 people	50.23 per 100 people	72.12 per 100 people	10
2010s	31 per 100 people	17.26 per 100 people	47.11 per 100 people	10
2020s	12.36 per 100 people	11.68 per 100 people	12.66 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Denmark

92 Kuwait 11.83 per 100 people compare
93 China 11.73 per 100 people compare
94 Cape Verde 11.68 per 100 people compare
96 Syria 11.52 per 100 people compare
97 Iraq 11.46 per 100 people compare
98 Poland 11.45 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Denmark

Fixed telephone subscriptions 697,867 (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.69 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.57 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 6.43 million (2004)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 99,598 (2004)
Air transport, freight 174.54 million ton-km (2004)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 6 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 1,016 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 99.8% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 41.0% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Denmark?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Denmark was 11.68 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Denmark?: The highest recorded value was 72.12 per 100 people in 2001.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Denmark?: The lowest recorded value was 11.68 per 100 people in 2024.
How does Denmark rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Denmark ranks 95th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Denmark?: Over the last ten years it is down 64.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Denmark data come from?: The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit: per 100 people
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 260 places, 14,528 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.