Fixed line penetration as a percentage of population fell 22.0% to 6.48% in Norway in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, fixed line penetration as a percentage of population in Norway reached an all time high of 63.0% in 1997 and an all time low of 6.48% in 2020. When compared to Norway's main peers, fixed line penetration as a percentage of population in Denmark amounted to 12.6%, 4.07% in Finland, 29.2% in Iceland and 14.3% in Sweden in 2020.
Norway has been ranked 102nd within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of fixed line penetration as a percentage of population, 64 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Fixed Line Penetration (As % of Population) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Australia | % | 34.2% | 32.6% | 24.3% | 21.2% | 25.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | % | 19.1% | 19.4% | 17.3% | 12.6% | 12.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | % | 6.86% | 5.86% | 4.87% | 4.07% | 3.74% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 53.4% | 51.0% | 45.8% | 45.9% | 46.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | % | 42.6% | 35.4% | 32.2% | 29.2% | 27.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | % | 4.13% | 3.08% | 3.55% | 3.52% | 3.26% | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | % | 37.8% | 33.9% | 31.7% | 28.0% | 28.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | % | 37.2% | 21.9% | 19.4% | 16.6% | 17.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | % | 13.0% | 10.6% | 8.31% | 6.48% | 4.33% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | % | 1.72% | 1.87% | 1.73% | 1.69% | 1.66% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 21.9% | 20.6% | 18.9% | 17.7% | 16.4% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Sweden | % | 26.0% | 21.3% | 17.0% | 14.3% | 12.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | 47.9% | 47.2% | 48.8% | 48.6% | 47.1% |
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