Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita was 0.2055 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 0.2055 units per person for fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 89.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 0.2055 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 units per person, in 2000.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 17th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0003 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0012 units per person | +339.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0029 units per person | +144.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0046 units per person | +60.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0112 units per person | +145.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0151 units per person | +34.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0231 units per person | +52.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0352 units per person | +52.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0484 units per person | +37.4% |
| 2009 | 0.058 units per person | +19.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0667 units per person | +15.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0779 units per person | +16.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0863 units per person | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0934 units per person | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1006 units per person | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1084 units per person | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1144 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1217 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1301 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1354 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1503 units per person | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1663 units per person | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1761 units per person | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1825 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1933 units per person | +5.9% |
| 2025 | 0.2055 units per person | +6.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +339.8% | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0012 units per person |
| 2004 | +145.6% | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0112 units per person |
| 2002 | +144.8% | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0029 units per person |
| 2003 | +60.0% | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0046 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.02 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.058 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1035 units per person | 0.0667 units per person | 0.1354 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.179 units per person | 0.1503 units per person | 0.2055 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 14 Portugal 0.441 units per person compare
- 15 Belgium 0.4379 units per person compare
- 16 Netherlands 0.4354 units per person compare
- 17 Denmark 0.434 units per person compare
- 18 Greece 0.4314 units per person compare
- 19 Saudi Arabia 0.424 units per person compare
- 20 Malta 0.4222 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 779.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 116.8 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 80.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.12 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 80.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.17 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean was 0.2055 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2055 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per person in 2000.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 17th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fixed broadband subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fixed broadband subscriptions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Fixed broadband subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Fixed broadband subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.