Fixed telephone subscriptions in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 10.06 per 100 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Dominican Republic, 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 Dominican Republic is 10.06 per 100 people, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Dominican Republic peaked at 12.75 per 100 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.89 per 100 people, in 1980.
That places Dominican Republic 109th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.89 per 100 people | — |
| 1981 | 1.94 per 100 people | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 1.97 per 100 people | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 2.04 per 100 people | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 2.13 per 100 people | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 2.24 per 100 people | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 2.26 per 100 people | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 2.89 per 100 people | +27.8% |
| 1988 | 3.32 per 100 people | +14.9% |
| 1989 | 4.07 per 100 people | +22.5% |
| 1990 | 4.77 per 100 people | +17.2% |
| 1991 | 5.62 per 100 people | +17.8% |
| 1992 | 6.44 per 100 people | +14.6% |
| 1993 | 6.98 per 100 people | +8.4% |
| 1994 | 7.17 per 100 people | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 7.39 per 100 people | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 7.7 per 100 people | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 8.62 per 100 people | +11.9% |
| 1998 | 9.29 per 100 people | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 9.79 per 100 people | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 10.42 per 100 people | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 10.95 per 100 people | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 10.27 per 100 people | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 10.12 per 100 people | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 9.91 per 100 people | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 9.72 per 100 people | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 9.6 per 100 people | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 9.59 per 100 people | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 10.3 per 100 people | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 9.96 per 100 people | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 10.31 per 100 people | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 11.06 per 100 people | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 11.21 per 100 people | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 11.49 per 100 people | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 11.89 per 100 people | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 12.51 per 100 people | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 12.75 per 100 people | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 12.47 per 100 people | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 11.85 per 100 people | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 11.12 per 100 people | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 10.5 per 100 people | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 10.38 per 100 people | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 10.19 per 100 people | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 10.1 per 100 people | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 10.06 per 100 people | -0.4% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 10.06 per 100 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.63 per 100 people, 95% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 10.06 per 100 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.27 per 100 people, 70% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.47 per 100 people | 1.89 per 100 people | 4.07 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.38 per 100 people | 4.77 per 100 people | 9.79 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.08 per 100 people | 9.59 per 100 people | 10.95 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.66 per 100 people | 10.31 per 100 people | 12.75 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.24 per 100 people | 10.06 per 100 people | 10.5 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More infrastructure data for Dominican Republic
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 10.71 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 93.71 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.15 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1006 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.4483 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.15 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9371 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 10.71 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Dominican Republic?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Dominican Republic was 10.06 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 12.75 per 100 people in 2016.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.89 per 100 people in 1980.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Dominican Republic ranks 109th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.