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Fixed telephone lines — North Korea

Fixed telephone lines in North Korea in 2022 — 4.48 per 100. Ranked 133 in the world out of 212. Since 1983, the indicator has risen by 68.3%.

2022 4.48 per 100 −0.33% vs 2021
World rank 133of 212
Period maximum 4.79 per 1002007
Period minimum 2.11 per 1002000

Trend over time

1983–2022 · per 100 people

Fixed telephone lines — North Korea, 1983–20222345198319871991199519992003200720112015201920221983: 2.66 per 1001984: 2.63 per 1001985: 2.59 per 1001986: 2.55 per 1001987: 2.51 per 1001988: 2.48 per 1001989: 2.44 per 1001990: 2.37 per 1001991: 2.33 per 1001992: 2.3 per 1001993: 2.27 per 1001994: 2.23 per 1001995: 2.21 per 1001996: 2.18 per 1001997: 2.16 per 1001998: 2.14 per 1001999: 2.13 per 1002000: 2.11 per 1002001: 3.61 per 1002002: 3.83 per 1002003: 4.07 per 1002004: 4.12 per 1002005: 4.1 per 1002006: 4.08 per 1002007: 4.79 per 1002008: 4.76 per 1002009: 4.74 per 1002010: 4.72 per 1002011: 4.7 per 1002012: 4.68 per 1002013: 4.66 per 1002014: 4.64 per 1002015: 4.61 per 1002016: 4.59 per 1002017: 4.57 per 1002019: 4.53 per 1002020: 4.51 per 1002021: 4.5 per 1002022: 4.48 per 100
Change over the period: +1.82 (+68.32%) Average annual rate: 1.34 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: North Korea

North Korea 4.48 per 100
World 10.9 per 100
East Asia & Pacific 13.4 per 100
Eastern Asia computed 16.38 per 100
Low-income countries computed 0.94 per 100
Fixed telephone lines — North Korea, by year North Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2022 4.48 −0.01 −0.33%
2021 4.5 −0.02 −0.37%
2020 4.51 −0.02 −0.38%
2019 4.53 — —
2017 4.57 −0.02 −0.46%
2016 4.59 −0.02 −0.48%
2015 4.61 −0.02 −0.49%
2014 4.64 −0.02 −0.48%
2013 4.66 −0.02 −0.46%
2012 4.68 −0.02 −0.45%
2011 4.7 −0.02 −0.44%
2010 4.72 −0.02 −0.44%
2009 4.74 −0.02 −0.46%
2008 4.76 −0.02 −0.48%
2007 4.79 +0.71 +17.42%
2006 4.08 −0.02 −0.52%
2005 4.1 −0.02 −0.58%
2004 4.12 +0.05 +1.35%
2003 4.07 +0.24 +6.34%
2002 3.83 +0.21 +5.94%
2001 3.61 +1.5 +70.92%
2000 2.11 −0.02 −0.81%
1999 2.13 −0.01 −0.47%
1998 2.14 −0.02 −0.93%
1997 2.16 −0.02 −0.92%
1996 2.18 −0.03 −1.36%
1995 2.21 −0.02 −0.9%
1994 2.23 −0.04 −1.76%
1993 2.27 −0.03 −1.3%
1992 2.3 −0.03 −1.29%
1991 2.33 −0.04 −1.69%
1990 2.37 −0.07 −2.85%
1989 2.44 −0.04 −1.45%
1988 2.48 −0.04 −1.45%
1987 2.51 −0.04 −1.46%
1986 2.55 −0.04 −1.47%
1985 2.59 −0.04 −1.45%
1984 2.63 −0.04 −1.44%
1983 2.66 — —

Eastern Asia, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

HK Hong Kong 49.2 JP Japan 48.4 KR South Korea 44.05 MO Macao 13.12 MN Mongolia 12.67 CN China 12.59 KP North Korea 4.48
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About the indicator

The number of active fixed telephone lines per 100 people. One of the few telecom indicators that is steadily falling the world over: mobile service and IP telephony are pushing landlines out. The trend of the series is a plain illustration of technological substitution.

Source: ICT Indicators (ITU), license ITU terms of use.

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