Fixed telephone subscriptions in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 385.20 million in 2022. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Post-demographic dividend, 1960–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions in Post-demographic dividend is 385.20 million, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 561.37 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 84.11 million, in 1960.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95.92 million | 84.11 million | 107.78 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 184.69 million | 145.44 million | 250.35 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 324.51 million | 263.14 million | 387.60 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 476.23 million | 406.45 million | 550.69 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 537.60 million | 505.89 million | 561.37 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 473.88 million | 417.85 million | 522.67 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 397.48 million | 385.20 million | 407.51 million | 3 |
More infrastructure data for Post-demographic dividend
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 35.97 per 100 people (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 124.35 per 100 people (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.39 billion (2022)
- Air transport, passengers carried 2.02 billion (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 17.87 million (2023)
- Air transport, freight 122,852 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 8,884 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 8,008 cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 17.3% (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry 41.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Post-demographic dividend?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Post-demographic dividend was 385.20 million in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 561.37 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.11 million in 1960.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.