Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled in North Korea
North Korea: Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled was 1.18 million in 2022. ▲ Rising
Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled in North Korea, 1983–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
North Korea recorded 1.18 million for landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled in 2022. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled in North Korea peaked at 1.18 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 500,000, in 1983.
North Korea ranks 62nd of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 500,000 | — |
| 1984 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 860,000 | +72.0% |
| 2002 | 916,000 | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 980,000 | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 1.00 million | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.18 million | +18.0% |
| 2008 | 1.18 million | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.18 million | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.18 million | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.18 million | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.18 million | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.18 million | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.18 million | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.18 million | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.18 million | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.18 million | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.18 million | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.18 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.18 million | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.18 million | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.18 million | +0.0% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 1.18 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 44,127, 26.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 1.18 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 81,260, 14.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 500,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 | 7 |
| 1990s | 500,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 979,600 | 500,000 | 1.18 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 million | 1.18 million | 1.18 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 million | 1.18 million | 1.18 million | 3 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More reference data data for North Korea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 3.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.838 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 6,873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 325.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 11.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 1,939 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 24.3 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled in North Korea?
- Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled in North Korea was 1.18 million in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 500,000 in 1983.
- How does North Korea rank for landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled?
- North Korea ranks 62nd out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Landline phone subscriptions with 138 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Landline phone subscriptions International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Landline phone subscriptions with 138 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.