Fixed telephone subscriptions in Bolivia
Bolivia: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 2.97 per 100 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Bolivia, 1980–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions in Bolivia is 2.97 per 100 people, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 13.9% on the previous year and down 63.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Bolivia peaked at 8.49 per 100 people in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.36 per 100 people, in 1980.
Bolivia ranks 145th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.36 per 100 people | — |
| 1981 | 2.42 per 100 people | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 2.47 per 100 people | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 2.45 per 100 people | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 2.52 per 100 people | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 2.49 per 100 people | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 2.45 per 100 people | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 2.47 per 100 people | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 2.43 per 100 people | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 2.45 per 100 people | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 2.56 per 100 people | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 2.8 per 100 people | +9.4% |
| 1992 | 2.8 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.06 per 100 people | +9.3% |
| 1994 | 3.14 per 100 people | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 3.14 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.35 per 100 people | +38.5% |
| 1997 | 4.71 per 100 people | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 5.44 per 100 people | +15.5% |
| 1999 | 5.94 per 100 people | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 5.93 per 100 people | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 5.99 per 100 people | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 6.64 per 100 people | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 6.74 per 100 people | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 6.79 per 100 people | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 6.9 per 100 people | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 7 per 100 people | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 7 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8.01 per 100 people | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 8.03 per 100 people | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 8.36 per 100 people | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 8.49 per 100 people | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 8.37 per 100 people | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 8.19 per 100 people | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 8.08 per 100 people | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 8 per 100 people | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 7.76 per 100 people | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 7.5 per 100 people | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 6.19 per 100 people | -17.5% |
| 2019 | 5.59 per 100 people | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 5.06 per 100 people | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 4.61 per 100 people | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 4 per 100 people | -13.1% |
| 2023 | 3.45 per 100 people | -13.8% |
| 2024 | 2.97 per 100 people | -13.9% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 2.97 per 100 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.01 per 100 people, 2.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 2.97 per 100 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.27 per 100 people, 21% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions in Bolivia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +38.5% | 3.14 per 100 people | 4.35 per 100 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.45 per 100 people | 2.36 per 100 people | 2.52 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.79 per 100 people | 2.56 per 100 people | 5.94 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.9 per 100 people | 5.93 per 100 people | 8.03 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.65 per 100 people | 5.59 per 100 people | 8.49 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.02 per 100 people | 2.97 per 100 people | 5.06 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More infrastructure data for Bolivia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 12.17 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 98.03 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 368,926 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0297 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -12.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 368,926 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9803 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 12.17 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Bolivia?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Bolivia was 2.97 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 Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.49 per 100 people in 2011.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.36 per 100 people in 1980.
- How does Bolivia rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Bolivia ranks 145th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia 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.