Graphs of All FCC Licensees by License Class
The table below shows the total number of Amateur licensed by the FCC by year thru Dec 2018.
Click on the heading to link to graphs for each class of license.
Graphs have been prepared using historical data on licensing since December 1999. The horizontal
scales are in months, with scale markings by calendar year quarter. The vertical scales are in thousands
of licensees between the maximum and minimum range during the period.
Year |
Ending Month |
Extra |
Advanced |
General |
Tech |
Novice |
Total |
2018 |
Dec |
147,369 |
39,607 |
175,949 |
384,145 |
8,360 |
755,430 |
2017 |
Dec |
145,034 |
41,938 |
174,206 |
377,902 |
9,056 |
748,136 |
2016 |
Dec |
143,337 |
45,071 |
172,807 |
371,560 |
10,012 |
742,787 |
2015 |
Dec |
139,901 |
48,155 |
172,603 |
363,806 |
10,940 |
735,405 |
2014 |
Dec |
136,405 |
51,069 |
169,524 |
357,236 |
12,041 |
726,275 |
2013 |
Dec |
133,391 |
54,293 |
167,257 |
349,163 |
13,097 |
717,201 |
2012 |
Dec |
130,736 |
56,314 |
163,370 |
345,369 |
13,786 |
709,575 |
2011 |
Dec |
126,431 |
57,875 |
160,554 |
342,583 |
14,613 |
702,056 |
2010 |
Dec |
122,951 |
59,387 |
155,781 |
342,191 |
15,731 |
696,041 |
2009 |
Dec |
119,403 |
60,795 |
150,970 |
334,245 |
17,084 |
682,497 |
2008 |
Dec |
115,625 |
62,104 |
144,832 |
322,660 |
18,343 |
663,564 |
2007 |
Dec |
112,022 |
65,368 |
142,680 |
315,314 |
20,458 |
655,842 |
2006 |
Dec |
108,223 |
69,915 |
131,224 |
323,073 |
23,633 |
656,068 |
2005 |
Dec |
107,440 |
74,221 |
135,067 |
319,125 |
26,747 |
662,600 |
2004 |
Dec |
106,090 |
77,948 |
138,292 |
319,742 |
29,765 |
671,837 |
2003 |
Dec |
104,894 |
82,034 |
141,498 |
322,821 |
32,812 |
684,059 |
2002 |
Dec |
103,257 |
84,326 |
139,848 |
321,805 |
36,072 |
685,308 |
2001 |
Dec |
97,977 |
86,545 |
138,625 |
319,735 |
40,155 |
683,037 |
2000 |
Dec |
93,807 |
88,783 |
134,144 |
319,874 |
45,632 |
682,240 |
1999 |
Dec |
75,392 |
103,471 |
110,386 |
335,768 |
52,375 |
677,392 |
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