What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Japan?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Japan was 47.7 per 100 people in 2023, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Japan?

The highest recorded value was 52.1 per 100 people in 2009.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Japan?

The lowest recorded value was 3.85 per 100 people in 1960.

How does Japan rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Japan ranks 8th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Japan?

Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Japan 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 Japan

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

Japan: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 47.7 per 100 people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

47.7 per 100 people

Change on year

down 1.4%

World rank

8th

of 213 countries

All-time high

52.1 per 100 people

in 2009

All-time low

3.85 per 100 people

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2023

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Japan, 1960–2023

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 Japan is 47.7 per 100 people, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Japan peaked at 52.1 per 100 people in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.85 per 100 people, in 1960.

Japan ranks 8th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	5.69 per 100 people	3.85 per 100 people	7.52 per 100 people	10
1970s	23.36 per 100 people	15.56 per 100 people	33.07 per 100 people	10
1980s	37.41 per 100 people	33.95 per 100 people	42.55 per 100 people	10
1990s	48.22 per 100 people	44.2 per 100 people	52.1 per 100 people	10
2000s	45.75 per 100 people	37.79 per 100 people	52.1 per 100 people	10
2010s	50.22 per 100 people	49.52 per 100 people	51.19 per 100 people	10
2020s	48.51 per 100 people	47.7 per 100 people	49.07 per 100 people	4

Countries ranked near Japan

5 France 56.11 per 100 people compare
6 Portugal 53 per 100 people compare
7 Cayman Islands 49.97 per 100 people compare
9 Malta 47.35 per 100 people compare
10 San Marino 46.93 per 100 people compare
11 Greece 46.69 per 100 people compare

See the full ranking of 260 places →

More infrastructure data for Japan

Fixed telephone subscriptions 59.33 million (2023)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 178.43 per 100 people (2023)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 221.92 million (2023)
Air transport, passengers carried 120.31 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 975,616 (2023)
Air transport, freight 8,474 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 430 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 3,437 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 85.5% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 17.0% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Japan?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Japan was 47.7 per 100 people in 2023, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Japan?: The highest recorded value was 52.1 per 100 people in 2009.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Japan?: The lowest recorded value was 3.85 per 100 people in 1960.
How does Japan rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Japan ranks 8th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Japan?: Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan 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.