Fixed lines per household fell 3.96% to 103% in Canada in 2017, according to World Bank.
Historically, fixed lines per household in Canada reached an all time high of 183% in 2001 and an all time low of 103% in 2017. When compared to Canada's main peers, fixed lines per household in Australia amounted to 89.1%, 62.9% in Mexico, 118% in United Kingdom and 94.8% in USA in 2017.
Canada has been ranked 21st within the group of 103 countries we follow in terms of fixed lines per household, 9 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Fixed Lines Per Household | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Australia | % | 121% | 119% | 116% | 101% | 92.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | 99.8% | 99.3% | 97.8% | 96.2% | 94.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belize | % | 35.0% | 29.9% | 27.4% | 25.0% | 25.2% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Canada | % | 137% | 130% | 123% | 118% | 111% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 64.1% | 61.7% | 58.4% | 53.9% | 49.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 141% | 138% | 136% | 134% | 134% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 127% | 124% | 120% | 116% | 111% | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Honduras | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Indonesia | % | 61.9% | 59.8% | 47.5% | 39.8% | 15.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | % | 124% | 119% | 119% | 116% | 110% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 123% | 121% | 120% | 118% | 117% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | % | 67.8% | 67.5% | 65.6% | 62.6% | 62.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 69.4% | 69.8% | 61.7% | 60.3% | 64.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | % | 118% | 116% | 113% | 111% | 109% | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| USA | % | 121% | 114% | 109% | 104% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | 125% | 124% | 123% | 122% | 120% |