Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Bahamas
Bahamas: Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled was 93,084 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Bahamas, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 93,084 for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in 2024.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Bahamas peaked at 139,936 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 20,400, in 1970.
Bahamas ranks 131st of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 20,400 | — |
| 1971 | 20,400 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 20,400 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 20,400 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 20,400 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 22,800 | +11.8% |
| 1976 | 26,400 | +15.8% |
| 1977 | 26,500 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 29,200 | +10.2% |
| 1979 | 29,100 | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 31,080 | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 32,240 | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 39,720 | +23.2% |
| 1983 | 36,275 | -8.7% |
| 1984 | 38,803 | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 41,986 | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 48,433 | +15.4% |
| 1987 | 53,891 | +11.3% |
| 1988 | 58,400 | +8.4% |
| 1989 | 61,853 | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 69,872 | +13.0% |
| 1991 | 78,161 | +11.9% |
| 1992 | 76,806 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 76,180 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 78,836 | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 83,707 | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 89,463 | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 98,125 | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 105,869 | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 111,184 | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 114,347 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 123,302 | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 126,556 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 131,856 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 139,936 | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 133,074 | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 131,564 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 132,854 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 132,756 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 128,964 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 129,314 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 132,995 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 135,000 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 136,000 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 125,658 | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 120,925 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 121,088 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 113,852 | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 113,455 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 91,129 | -19.7% |
| 2020 | 91,000 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 85,705 | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 86,484 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 96,729 | +11.8% |
| 2024 | 93,084 | -3.8% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 93,084 is below the median for high income countries, which is 445,236, 21% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 93,084 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 271,283, 34% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23,600 | 20,400 | 29,200 | 10 |
| 1980s | 44,268 | 31,080 | 61,853 | 10 |
| 1990s | 86,820 | 69,872 | 111,184 | 10 |
| 2000s | 129,521 | 114,347 | 139,936 | 10 |
| 2010s | 121,942 | 91,129 | 136,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 90,600 | 85,705 | 96,729 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More infrastructure data for Bahamas
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 387,960 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 96.68 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 93,084 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23.2 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.232 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9668 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 387,960 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Bahamas?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Bahamas was 93,084 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 139,936 in 2004.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,400 in 1970.
- How does Bahamas rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled?
- Bahamas ranks 131st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fixed telephone subscriptions with 153 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
- Fixed telephone subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
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 telephone subscriptions with 153 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.