Fixed telephone subscriptions in Curacao
Curacao: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 24.79 per 100 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Curacao, 2009–2023
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Curacao recorded 24.79 per 100 people for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Curacao peaked at 53.32 per 100 people in 2009 and was at its lowest, 24.79 per 100 people, in 2023.
Curacao ranks 47th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Curacao, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 53.32 per 100 people | — |
| 2010 | 50.26 per 100 people | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 42.93 per 100 people | -14.6% |
| 2012 | 39.7 per 100 people | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 39.06 per 100 people | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 37.04 per 100 people | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 37.55 per 100 people | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 35.3 per 100 people | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 36.62 per 100 people | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 32.38 per 100 people | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 28.23 per 100 people | -12.8% |
| 2020 | 28.92 per 100 people | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 28.65 per 100 people | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 27.29 per 100 people | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 24.79 per 100 people | -9.1% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 24.79 per 100 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 24.32 per 100 people, 1.0× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 24.79 per 100 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.27 per 100 people, 1.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.32 per 100 people | 53.32 per 100 people | 53.32 per 100 people | 1 |
| 2010s | 37.91 per 100 people | 28.23 per 100 people | 50.26 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.41 per 100 people | 24.79 per 100 people | 28.92 per 100 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 44 Cyprus 25.4 per 100 people compare
- 45 North Macedonia 25.02 per 100 people compare
- 46 Liechtenstein 24.81 per 100 people compare
- 48 Moldova 24.19 per 100 people compare
- 49 Puerto Rico 23.84 per 100 people compare
- 50 United States 23.61 per 100 people compare
More infrastructure data for Curacao
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 173,926 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 93.8 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 45,974 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2973 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -9.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 45,974 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.12 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 173,926 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Curacao?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Curacao was 24.79 per 100 people in 2023, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 53.32 per 100 people in 2009.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.79 per 100 people in 2023.
- How does Curacao rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Curacao ranks 47th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Curacao 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.