Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled was 80.00 million in 2025. β Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Latin America & Caribbean, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 80.00 million for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 110.15 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.77 million, in 1960.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 21st out of 47 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 | 3.24 million | 2.77 million | 3.74 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.90 million | 5.17 million | 12.72 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.70 million | 13.92 million | 25.55 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.85 million | 27.62 million | 66.86 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.09 million | 76.27 million | 106.63 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 106.67 million | 95.80 million | 110.15 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.33 million | 80.00 million | 94.00 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
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)
- 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)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 779.00 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Latin America & Caribbean was 80.00 million in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 110.15 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.77 million in 1960.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. 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 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 β 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 β these are filled holes, not forecasts.