Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled in Norway
Norway: Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled was 73,208 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled in Norway, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Norway recorded 73,208 for landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 93.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled in Norway peaked at 2.77 million in 1997 and was at its lowest, 73,208, in 2024.
Norway ranks 141st of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 454,900 | — |
| 1961 | 454,900 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 454,900 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 454,900 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 454,900 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 582,600 | +28.1% |
| 1966 | 582,600 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 582,600 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 582,600 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 582,600 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 742,300 | +27.4% |
| 1971 | 742,300 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 742,300 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 742,300 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 742,300 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 913,900 | +23.1% |
| 1976 | 955,900 | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 1.00 million | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 1.05 million | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 1.11 million | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 1.20 million | +7.5% |
| 1981 | 1.30 million | +8.4% |
| 1982 | 1.43 million | +9.9% |
| 1983 | 1.55 million | +9.0% |
| 1984 | 1.66 million | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 1.76 million | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 1.86 million | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 1.95 million | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 2.02 million | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 2.07 million | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 2.13 million | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 2.20 million | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 2.27 million | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 2.33 million | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 2.39 million | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 2.44 million | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 2.48 million | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 2.77 million | +11.7% |
| 1998 | 2.48 million | -10.8% |
| 1999 | 2.45 million | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 2.40 million | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 2.34 million | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 2.32 million | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 2.24 million | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 2.18 million | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 2.11 million | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 2.06 million | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.99 million | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 1.90 million | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 1.77 million | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 1.65 million | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 1.52 million | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 1.40 million | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 1.24 million | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 1.08 million | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 944,510 | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 807,163 | -14.5% |
| 2017 | 686,718 | -14.9% |
| 2018 | 565,316 | -17.7% |
| 2019 | 444,600 | -21.4% |
| 2020 | 348,808 | -21.5% |
| 2021 | 234,319 | -32.8% |
| 2022 | 145,179 | -38.0% |
| 2023 | 80,309 | -44.7% |
| 2024 | 73,208 | -8.8% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 73,208 is below the median for high income countries, which is 445,236, 16% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Norway's 73,208 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 734,202, 10% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled in Norway 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -44.7% | 145,179 | 80,309 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 518,750 | 454,900 | 582,600 | 10 |
| 1970s | 875,440 | 742,300 | 1.11 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.68 million | 1.20 million | 2.07 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.40 million | 2.13 million | 2.77 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.13 million | 1.77 million | 2.40 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 million | 444,600 | 1.65 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 176,365 | 73,208 | 348,808 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More reference data data for Norway
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3703 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3621 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3366 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled in Norway?
- Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled in Norway was 73,208 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 2.77 million in 1997.
- What is the lowest landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 73,208 in 2024.
- How does Norway rank for landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled?
- Norway ranks 141st out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway 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.