Fixed telephone lines — all countries

Fixed telephone lines — Northern Mariana Islands

Fixed telephone lines in the Northern Mariana Islands in 2022 — 42.26 per 100. Ranked 21 in the world out of 212. Since 1992, the indicator has risen by 47.3%.

2022 42.26 per 100 −0.73% vs 2021
World rank 21of 212
Period maximum 47.14 per 1002010
Period minimum 28.7 per 1001992

Trend over time

1992–2022 · per 100 people

Fixed telephone lines — Northern Mariana Islands, 1992–2022253035404550199219951998200120042007201020132016201920221992: 28.7 per 1001993: 29.4 per 1001994: 30.7 per 1001995: 32.1 per 1001996: 36.4 per 1001997: 36.5 per 1001998: 33.6 per 1001999: 31.1 per 1002000: 30.71 per 1002001: 31.48 per 1002002: 32.8 per 1002003: 34.24 per 1002004: 35.66 per 1002005: 37.37 per 1002006: 39.22 per 1002007: 41.06 per 1002008: 43.22 per 1002009: 45.37 per 1002010: 47.14 per 1002012: 43.21 per 1002013: 43.6 per 1002014: 42.93 per 1002015: 42.71 per 1002019: 41.55 per 1002020: 42.08 per 1002021: 42.57 per 1002022: 42.26 per 100
Change over the period: +13.56 (+47.26%) Average annual rate: 1.3 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Northern Mariana Islands

Northern Mariana Islands 42.26 per 100
World 10.9 per 100
East Asia & Pacific 13.4 per 100
Micronesia (subregion) computed 20.13 per 100
High-income countries computed 31.41 per 100
Fixed telephone lines — Northern Mariana Islands, by year Northern Mariana Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2022 42.26 −0.31 −0.73%
2021 42.57 +0.49 +1.17%
2020 42.08 +0.53 +1.26%
2019 41.55
2015 42.71 −0.22 −0.52%
2014 42.93 −0.67 −1.53%
2013 43.6 +0.39 +0.9%
2012 43.21
2010 47.14 +1.77 +3.91%
2009 45.37 +2.15 +4.97%
2008 43.22 +2.16 +5.26%
2007 41.06 +1.84 +4.68%
2006 39.22 +1.85 +4.96%
2005 37.37 +1.71 +4.79%
2004 35.66 +1.42 +4.15%
2003 34.24 +1.44 +4.4%
2002 32.8 +1.32 +4.18%
2001 31.48 +0.77 +2.51%
2000 30.71 −0.39 −1.26%
1999 31.1 −2.5 −7.44%
1998 33.6 −2.9 −7.95%
1997 36.5 +0.1 +0.27%
1996 36.4 +4.3 +13.4%
1995 32.1 +1.4 +4.56%
1994 30.7 +1.3 +4.42%
1993 29.4 +0.7 +2.44%
1992 28.7

Micronesia, 2022

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

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.