Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Sweden
Sweden: Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people was 7.51 per 100 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Sweden, 1960–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
In 2024, landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Sweden stood at 7.51 per 100 people. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 80.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Sweden peaked at 72.2 per 100 people in 1998 and was at its lowest, 7.51 per 100 people, in 2024.
Sweden ranks 122nd of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.85 per 100 people | 27.88 per 100 people | 37.79 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.41 per 100 people | 44.73 per 100 people | 56.39 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.23 per 100 people | 57.99 per 100 people | 67.21 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.96 per 100 people | 67.8 per 100 people | 72.2 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.53 per 100 people | 55.28 per 100 people | 68.26 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.35 per 100 people | 17.03 per 100 people | 50.48 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.53 per 100 people | 7.51 per 100 people | 14.28 per 100 people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Sweden?
- Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Sweden was 7.51 per 100 people in 2024, according to International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest landline phone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 72.2 per 100 people in 1998.
- What is the lowest landline phone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.51 per 100 people in 2024.
- How does Sweden rank for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Sweden ranks 122nd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is landline phone subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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