Fixed telephone subscriptions in Iceland
Iceland: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 17.42 per 100 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Iceland, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions in Iceland is 17.42 per 100 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.2% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Iceland peaked at 69.8 per 100 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.42 per 100 people, in 2024.
That places Iceland 66th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 21.19 per 100 people | 18.79 per 100 people | 23.59 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 31.32 per 100 people | 28.17 per 100 people | 35.73 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.92 per 100 people | 37.17 per 100 people | 49.45 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.26 per 100 people | 51.2 per 100 people | 66.7 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.56 per 100 people | 59.69 per 100 people | 69.8 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.11 per 100 people | 32.16 per 100 people | 60.85 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.86 per 100 people | 17.42 per 100 people | 29.19 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 63 Trinidad and Tobago 19.75 per 100 people compare
- 64 Suriname 19.56 per 100 people compare
- 65 Bosnia and Herzegovina 18.43 per 100 people compare
- 67 Uzbekistan 17.39 per 100 people compare
- 68 Panama 17.36 per 100 people compare
- 69 Qatar 17.21 per 100 people compare
More infrastructure data for Iceland
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 68,518 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 120.93 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 475,724 (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 4.34 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 37,800 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 191.91 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 170 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 445,023 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 98.2% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 28.7% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Iceland?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Iceland was 17.42 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 69.8 per 100 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.42 per 100 people in 2024.
- How does Iceland rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Iceland ranks 66th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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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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.