Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled in North Korea
North Korea: Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled was 24.13 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled in North Korea, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
North Korea recorded 24.13 for mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled in 2022. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 257.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled in North Korea peaked at 24.13 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
North Korea ranks 210th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0.2784 | — |
| 2010 | 1.73 | +520.9% |
| 2011 | 3.98 | +130.5% |
| 2012 | 6.74 | +69.2% |
| 2013 | 9.55 | +41.7% |
| 2014 | 11 | +15.1% |
| 2015 | 12.67 | +15.2% |
| 2016 | 14.03 | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 14.76 | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 15.55 | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 16.33 | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 22.96 | +40.5% |
| 2021 | 22.87 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 24.13 | +5.5% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 24.13 is below the median for low income countries, which is 65.08, 37% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 24.13 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 115.3, 21% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled in North Korea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +520.9% | 0.2784 | 1.73 |
| 2011 | +130.5% | 1.73 | 3.98 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0278 | 0 | 0.2784 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.63 | 1.73 | 16.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.32 | 22.87 | 24.13 | 3 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 207 Papua New Guinea 38.77 compare
- 208 Liberia 32.06 compare
- 209 Northern Mariana Islands 32.02 compare
- 211 Micronesia (country) 19.99 compare
- 212 American Samoa 3.96 compare
More science & technology data for North Korea
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.2413 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 6.35 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 52.77 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.89 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 269.28 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre 0.0022 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index -1.3 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate 8.69 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled in North Korea?
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled in North Korea was 24.13 in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 24.13 in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does North Korea rank for mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled?
- North Korea ranks 210th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 257.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Mobile landline subscriptions with 88 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
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 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
Mobile landline subscriptions with 88 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.