Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Japan
Japan: Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people was 47.7 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Japan, 1960–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Japan recorded 47.7 for fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people 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 per 100 people in Japan peaked at 52.1 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.85, in 1960.
That places Japan 8th out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.85 | — |
| 1961 | 3.88 | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 3.88 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 3.88 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 3.88 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 7.44 | +91.8% |
| 1966 | 7.52 | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 7.52 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 7.52 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 7.52 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 15.56 | +107.0% |
| 1971 | 15.63 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 15.63 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 15.63 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 15.63 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 28.8 | +84.2% |
| 1976 | 30.31 | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 31.23 | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 32.13 | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 33.07 | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 33.95 | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 34.02 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 34.85 | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 35.79 | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 36.49 | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 37.4 | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 38.43 | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 39.6 | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 40.99 | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 42.55 | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 44.2 | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 45.4 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 46.4 | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 47.1 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 48.4 | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 49.6 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 50.8 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 52.1 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 49.3 | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 48.9 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 48.77 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 48.19 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 47.67 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 47.17 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 46.64 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 45.38 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 43.77 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 40 | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 37.79 | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 52.1 | +37.9% |
| 2010 | 51.19 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 50.48 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 50.2 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 50.12 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 49.85 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 50.05 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 50.43 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 50.33 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 49.99 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 49.52 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 49.07 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 48.88 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 48.4 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 47.7 | -1.4% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 47.7 is above the median for high income countries, which is 24.32, 2.0× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Japan's 47.7 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.82, 4.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Japan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +107.0% | 7.52 | 15.56 |
| 1965 | +91.8% | 3.88 | 7.44 |
| 1975 | +84.2% | 15.63 | 28.8 |
| 2009 | +37.9% | 37.79 | 52.1 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.69 | 3.85 | 7.52 | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.36 | 15.56 | 33.07 | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.41 | 33.95 | 42.55 | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.22 | 44.2 | 52.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.75 | 37.79 | 52.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.22 | 49.52 | 51.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.51 | 47.7 | 49.07 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Japan?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Japan was 47.7 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 52.1 in 2009.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.85 in 1960.
- How does Japan rank for fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Japan ranks 8th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people 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 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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