Fixed line penetration as a percentage of population fell 4.90% to 28.8% in the USA in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, fixed line penetration as a percentage of population in the USA reached an all time high of 68.2% in 2000 and an all time low of 26.4% in 1961. When compared to USA's main peers, fixed line penetration as a percentage of population in Canada amounted to 33.9%, 12.7% in China, 49.4% in Japan and 19.2% in Mexico in 2021.
USA has been ranked 30th within the group of 140 countries we follow in terms of fixed line penetration as a percentage of population, 10 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Fixed Line Penetration (As % of Population) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Australia | % | 35.7% | 35.0% | 34.4% | 32.8% | 24.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belize | % | 6.56% | 6.10% | 5.63% | 5.46% | 4.75% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Canada | % | 43.7% | 42.0% | 39.6% | 37.4% | 36.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 16.6% | 14.7% | 13.7% | 13.6% | 13.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | % | 10.7% | 15.1% | 14.8% | 14.5% | 11.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | % | 5.35% | 4.68% | 5.10% | 5.43% | 4.92% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 1.93% | 1.82% | 1.72% | 1.60% | 1.52% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 50.1% | 50.5% | 50.5% | 50.2% | 49.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 16.8% | 17.1% | 16.9% | 17.5% | 18.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 24.5% | 22.2% | 22.0% | 20.7% | 19.0% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| South Korea | % | 56.6% | 54.6% | 52.1% | 50.1% | 47.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 38.5% | 37.1% | 35.3% | 33.2% | 31.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | 50.9% | 49.7% | 48.1% | 47.4% | 49.0% |
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