Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled was 72.00 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 72.00 million for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 96.00 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.39 million, in 1960.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.79 million | 2.39 million | 3.22 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.71 million | 4.41 million | 10.84 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.73 million | 11.88 million | 21.64 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.02 million | 23.23 million | 57.77 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.15 million | 66.93 million | 93.31 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.00 million | 84.21 million | 96.00 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.00 million | 72.00 million | 82.00 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More infrastructure data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 704.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 117.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 72.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1149 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.12 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 704.00 million (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 72.00 million in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 96.00 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.39 million in 1960.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.