What is fixed telephone subscriptions in South Korea?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in South Korea was 41.17 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 South Korea?

The highest recorded value was 60.68 per 100 people in 2012.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in South Korea?

The lowest recorded value was 0.7561 per 100 people in 1965.

How does South Korea rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

South Korea ranks 21st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in South Korea?

Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this South Korea 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 South Korea

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

South Korea: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 41.17 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

41.17 per 100 people

Change on year

down 3.8%

World rank

21st

of 213 countries

All-time high

60.68 per 100 people

in 2012

All-time low

0.7561 per 100 people

in 1965

Years of data

1965–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in South Korea, 1965–2024

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 South Korea is 41.17 per 100 people, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in South Korea peaked at 60.68 per 100 people in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.7561 per 100 people, in 1965.

That places South Korea 21st out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.7621 per 100 people	0.7561 per 100 people	0.7636 per 100 people	5
1970s	2.92 per 100 people	1.48 per 100 people	6.08 per 100 people	10
1980s	15.68 per 100 people	7.09 per 100 people	27.07 per 100 people	10
1990s	40.11 per 100 people	30.1 per 100 people	55.1 per 100 people	10
2000s	51.7 per 100 people	46.73 per 100 people	55.4 per 100 people	10
2010s	55.95 per 100 people	47.77 per 100 people	60.68 per 100 people	10
2020s	43.76 per 100 people	41.17 per 100 people	46.01 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near South Korea

18 Guam 43.17 per 100 people compare
19 Barbados 42.97 per 100 people compare
20 Northern Mariana Islands 42.26 per 100 people compare
22 Luxembourg 39.81 per 100 people compare
23 Austria 38.17 per 100 people compare
24 Spain 38.05 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for South Korea

Fixed telephone subscriptions 21.29 million (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 172.52 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 89.22 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 76.27 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 459,735 (2023)
Air transport, freight 12,294 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 64.85 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 1,255 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 97.9% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 24.6% (2022)

All data for South Korea →

Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in South Korea?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in South Korea was 41.17 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 South Korea?: The highest recorded value was 60.68 per 100 people in 2012.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in South Korea?: The lowest recorded value was 0.7561 per 100 people in 1965.
How does South Korea rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: South Korea ranks 21st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in South Korea?: Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this South Korea 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

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.