Fixed telephone subscriptions in Bermuda
Bermuda: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 43.59 per 100 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Bermuda, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions in Bermuda stood at 43.59 per 100 people.
The figure is up 12.6% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Bermuda peaked at 113.25 per 100 people in 2013 and was at its lowest, 18.91 per 100 people, in 2015.
Bermuda ranks 17th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Bermuda, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 22.13 per 100 people | — |
| 1961 | 20.68 per 100 people | -6.6% |
| 1962 | 20.68 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 20.68 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 20.68 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 26.64 per 100 people | +28.9% |
| 1966 | 25.39 per 100 people | -4.7% |
| 1967 | 25.39 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 25.39 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 25.39 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 30.82 per 100 people | +21.4% |
| 1971 | 30.5 per 100 people | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 30.5 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 30.5 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 30.5 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 32.86 per 100 people | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 33.54 per 100 people | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 36.27 per 100 people | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 38.34 per 100 people | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 40.22 per 100 people | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 41.76 per 100 people | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 43.59 per 100 people | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 48.68 per 100 people | +11.7% |
| 1983 | 50.18 per 100 people | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 52.03 per 100 people | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 53.63 per 100 people | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 56 per 100 people | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 58.22 per 100 people | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 60.96 per 100 people | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 63.56 per 100 people | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 64.8 per 100 people | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 67.2 per 100 people | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 68.1 per 100 people | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 71.5 per 100 people | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 74.7 per 100 people | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 78 per 100 people | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 81.1 per 100 people | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 86.2 per 100 people | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 88.6 per 100 people | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 89.9 per 100 people | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 91.1 per 100 people | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 90.76 per 100 people | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 90.12 per 100 people | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 86.56 per 100 people | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 86.08 per 100 people | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 83.67 per 100 people | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 91.76 per 100 people | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 91.41 per 100 people | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 91 per 100 people | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 90.77 per 100 people | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 90.7 per 100 people | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 108.41 per 100 people | +19.5% |
| 2013 | 113.25 per 100 people | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 46.02 per 100 people | -59.4% |
| 2015 | 18.91 per 100 people | -58.9% |
| 2016 | 32.07 per 100 people | +69.6% |
| 2017 | 34.42 per 100 people | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 39 per 100 people | +13.3% |
| 2020 | 38.83 per 100 people | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 38.67 per 100 people | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 38.7 per 100 people | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 43.59 per 100 people | +12.6% |
Bermuda compared with similar countries
- Bermuda's 43.59 per 100 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 24.32 per 100 people, 1.8× the median. (82 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions in Bermuda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +69.6% | 18.91 per 100 people | 32.07 per 100 people |
| 2014 | -59.4% | 113.25 per 100 people | 46.02 per 100 people |
| 2015 | -58.9% | 46.02 per 100 people | 18.91 per 100 people |
| 1965 | +28.9% | 20.68 per 100 people | 26.64 per 100 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.31 per 100 people | 20.68 per 100 people | 26.64 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 33.41 per 100 people | 30.5 per 100 people | 40.22 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.86 per 100 people | 41.76 per 100 people | 63.56 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.01 per 100 people | 64.8 per 100 people | 89.9 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.32 per 100 people | 83.67 per 100 people | 91.76 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.35 per 100 people | 18.91 per 100 people | 113.25 per 100 people | 8 |
| 2020s | 39.95 per 100 people | 38.67 per 100 people | 43.59 per 100 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bermuda
More infrastructure data for Bermuda
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 62,488 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 96.68 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 28,177 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4359 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.24 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 28,177 (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 62,488 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Bermuda?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Bermuda was 43.59 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 113.25 per 100 people in 2013.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.91 per 100 people in 2015.
- How does Bermuda rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Bermuda ranks 17th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Bermuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bermuda data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.