Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Iceland
Iceland: Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people was 17.42 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Iceland, 1960–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 17.42 for fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 18.2% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Iceland peaked at 69.8 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.42, in 2024.
That places Iceland 66th out of 212 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.
Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 18.8 | — |
| 1961 | 18.79 | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 18.79 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 18.79 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 18.79 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 23.59 | +25.5% |
| 1966 | 23.59 | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 23.59 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 23.59 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 23.59 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 28.17 | +19.4% |
| 1971 | 28.17 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 28.17 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 28.17 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 28.17 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 34.62 | +22.9% |
| 1976 | 33.55 | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 33.71 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 34.74 | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 35.73 | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 37.17 | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 38.06 | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 38.98 | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 39.61 | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 40.57 | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 42.49 | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 46.45 | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 47.71 | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 48.68 | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 49.45 | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 51.2 | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 52.6 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 53.6 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 54.4 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 55.8 | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 55.6 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 58.3 | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 61 | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 63.4 | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 66.7 | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 69.8 | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 68.94 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 65.37 | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 66.49 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 65.19 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 65.31 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 62.06 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 59.9 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 62.83 | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 59.69 | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 60.85 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 59.89 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 56.1 | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 51.88 | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 52.38 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 50.81 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 49.04 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 42.56 | -13.2% |
| 2018 | 35.42 | -16.8% |
| 2019 | 32.16 | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 29.19 | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 26.96 | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 24.46 | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 21.28 | -13.0% |
| 2024 | 17.42 | -18.2% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 17.42 is below the median for high income countries, which is 24.32, 72% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 17.42 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.51, 85% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +25.5% | 18.79 | 23.59 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.19 | 18.79 | 23.59 | 10 |
| 1970s | 31.32 | 28.17 | 35.73 | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.92 | 37.17 | 49.45 | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.26 | 51.2 | 66.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.56 | 59.69 | 69.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.11 | 32.16 | 60.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.86 | 17.42 | 29.19 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 63 Trinidad and Tobago 19.75 compare
- 64 Suriname 19.56 compare
- 65 Bosnia and Herzegovina 18.43 compare
- 67 Uzbekistan 17.39 compare
- 68 Panama 17.36 compare
- 69 Qatar 17.21 compare
More reference data data for Iceland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0288 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0708 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0964 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2576 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Iceland?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Iceland was 17.42 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 69.8 in 2000.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.42 in 2024.
- How does Iceland rank for fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Iceland ranks 66th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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