Fixed telephone subscriptions in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 49.97 per 100 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Cayman Islands, 1970–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 49.97 per 100 people for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2022.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Cayman Islands peaked at 92.48 per 100 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 13.29 per 100 people, in 1970.
That places Cayman Islands 7th out of 214 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13.29 per 100 people | — |
| 1971 | 15.31 per 100 people | +15.2% |
| 1972 | 15.31 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 15.31 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 15.31 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 17.77 per 100 people | +16.0% |
| 1976 | 19.02 per 100 people | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 20.51 per 100 people | +7.8% |
| 1978 | 21.59 per 100 people | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 23.2 per 100 people | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 24.27 per 100 people | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 32.85 per 100 people | +35.4% |
| 1985 | 34.45 per 100 people | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 35.05 per 100 people | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 38.18 per 100 people | +8.9% |
| 1988 | 39.86 per 100 people | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 43.23 per 100 people | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 47.4 per 100 people | +9.6% |
| 1991 | 43.2 per 100 people | -8.9% |
| 1992 | 44.6 per 100 people | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 46.7 per 100 people | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 56.2 per 100 people | +20.3% |
| 1995 | 59.3 per 100 people | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 53.5 per 100 people | -9.8% |
| 1998 | 74.9 per 100 people | +40.0% |
| 1999 | 82.3 per 100 people | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 88.22 per 100 people | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 92.48 per 100 people | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 89.38 per 100 people | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 86.49 per 100 people | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 83.79 per 100 people | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 81.22 per 100 people | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 78.79 per 100 people | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 70.54 per 100 people | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 69.92 per 100 people | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 68.7 per 100 people | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 69.04 per 100 people | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 66.95 per 100 people | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 65.44 per 100 people | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 62.6 per 100 people | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 54.69 per 100 people | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 54.4 per 100 people | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 54.07 per 100 people | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 53.87 per 100 people | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 53.47 per 100 people | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 52.41 per 100 people | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 51.35 per 100 people | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 49.97 per 100 people | -2.7% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 49.97 per 100 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 24.32 per 100 people, 2.1× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 49.97 per 100 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.27 per 100 people, 3.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions in Cayman Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +40.0% | 53.5 per 100 people | 74.9 per 100 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.66 per 100 people | 13.29 per 100 people | 23.2 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.42 per 100 people | 24.27 per 100 people | 43.23 per 100 people | 7 |
| 1990s | 56.46 per 100 people | 43.2 per 100 people | 82.3 per 100 people | 9 |
| 2000s | 80.95 per 100 people | 68.7 per 100 people | 92.48 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.39 per 100 people | 53.47 per 100 people | 69.04 per 100 people | 9 |
| 2020s | 51.24 per 100 people | 49.97 per 100 people | 52.41 per 100 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
More infrastructure data for Cayman Islands
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 99,737 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 139.31 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 35,773 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4997 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.6306 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 35,773 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.39 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 99,737 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Cayman Islands?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Cayman Islands was 49.97 per 100 people in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 92.48 per 100 people in 2001.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.29 per 100 people in 1970.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Cayman Islands ranks 7th out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cayman Islands 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.