What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?

The highest recorded value was 18.5 per 100 people in 2008.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?

The lowest recorded value was 1.5 per 100 people in 1964.

How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?

Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.

Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) in Latin America & Caribbean

Name: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) in Latin America & Caribbean
Creator: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Latin America & Caribbean: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) was 12 per 100 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

12 per 100 people

Change on year

down 4.8%

Rank

13th

of 47 groups

All-time high

18.5 per 100 people

in 2008

All-time low

1.5 per 100 people

in 1964

Years of data

1960–2025

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Latin America & Caribbean, 1960–2025

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 Latin America & Caribbean is 12 per 100 people, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 18.5 per 100 people in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.5 per 100 people, in 1964.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 13th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year

Annual values for Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) in Latin America & Caribbean, 1960 to 2025.
Year	per 100 people	Change
1960	1.53 per 100 people	—
1961	1.51 per 100 people	-0.9%
1962	1.51 per 100 people	-0.4%
1963	1.5 per 100 people	-0.4%
1964	1.5 per 100 people	-0.4%
1965	1.62 per 100 people	+8.2%
1966	1.63 per 100 people	+0.6%
1967	1.62 per 100 people	-0.3%
1968	1.62 per 100 people	-0.3%
1969	1.61 per 100 people	-0.3%
1970	2.02 per 100 people	+25.4%
1971	2.02 per 100 people	-0.1%
1972	2.02 per 100 people	-0.2%
1973	2.01 per 100 people	-0.2%
1974	2.01 per 100 people	-0.2%
1975	2.84 per 100 people	+41.5%
1976	3 per 100 people	+5.4%
1977	3.26 per 100 people	+8.6%
1978	3.55 per 100 people	+9.2%
1979	3.79 per 100 people	+6.7%
1980	4.04 per 100 people	+6.5%
1981	4.18 per 100 people	+3.7%
1982	4.43 per 100 people	+5.9%
1983	4.56 per 100 people	+2.9%
1984	4.83 per 100 people	+6.0%
1985	5.09 per 100 people	+5.3%
1986	5.25 per 100 people	+3.0%
1987	5.45 per 100 people	+3.9%
1988	5.69 per 100 people	+4.5%
1989	5.9 per 100 people	+3.6%
1990	6.26 per 100 people	+6.1%
1991	6.64 per 100 people	+6.2%
1992	7.2 per 100 people	+8.3%
1993	7.71 per 100 people	+7.2%
1994	8.45 per 100 people	+9.5%
1995	9.05 per 100 people	+7.1%
1996	9.86 per 100 people	+9.0%
1997	10.8 per 100 people	+9.5%
1998	11.75 per 100 people	+8.8%
1999	13.02 per 100 people	+10.8%
2000	14.63 per 100 people	+12.4%
2001	16.13 per 100 people	+10.3%
2002	16.5 per 100 people	+2.3%
2003	16.9 per 100 people	+2.4%
2004	17.33 per 100 people	+2.5%
2005	17.76 per 100 people	+2.5%
2006	17.68 per 100 people	-0.4%
2007	17.95 per 100 people	+1.5%
2008	18.5 per 100 people	+3.1%
2009	18.28 per 100 people	-1.2%
2010	18.11 per 100 people	-0.9%
2011	18.12 per 100 people	+0.0%
2012	18.28 per 100 people	+0.9%
2013	17.96 per 100 people	-1.7%
2014	17.63 per 100 people	-1.8%
2015	17.8 per 100 people	+1.0%
2016	17.5 per 100 people	-1.7%
2017	16.7 per 100 people	-4.6%
2018	16.2 per 100 people	-3.0%
2019	14.9 per 100 people	-8.0%
2020	14.6 per 100 people	-2.0%
2021	14 per 100 people	-4.1%
2022	13.5 per 100 people	-3.6%
2023	13.3 per 100 people	-1.5%
2024	12.6 per 100 people	-5.3%
2025	12 per 100 people	-4.8%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) in Latin America & Caribbean 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
1975	+41.5%	2.01 per 100 people	2.84 per 100 people

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	1.57 per 100 people	1.5 per 100 people	1.63 per 100 people	10
1970s	2.65 per 100 people	2.01 per 100 people	3.79 per 100 people	10
1980s	4.94 per 100 people	4.04 per 100 people	5.9 per 100 people	10
1990s	9.07 per 100 people	6.26 per 100 people	13.02 per 100 people	10
2000s	17.17 per 100 people	14.63 per 100 people	18.5 per 100 people	10
2010s	17.32 per 100 people	14.9 per 100 people	18.28 per 100 people	10
2020s	13.33 per 100 people	12 per 100 people	14.6 per 100 people	6

Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean

10 San Marino 46.93 per 100 people compare
11 Greece 46.69 per 100 people compare
12 Belarus 45.76 per 100 people compare
13 Gibraltar 45.61 per 100 people compare
14 Germany 45.42 per 100 people compare
15 Palau 45.1 per 100 people compare
16 Hong Kong 44.57 per 100 people compare

See the full ranking of 261 places →

More infrastructure data for Latin America & Caribbean

Mobile cellular subscriptions 779.00 million (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 116.8 per 100 people (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 80.00 million (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.12 units per person (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 80.00 million (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.17 units per person (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 779.00 million (2025)

All data for Latin America & Caribbean →

Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Latin America & Caribbean?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Latin America & Caribbean was 12 per 100 people in 2025, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?: The highest recorded value was 18.5 per 100 people in 2008.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?: The lowest recorded value was 1.5 per 100 people in 1964.
How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?: Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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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Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit: per 100 people
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 14,535 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 01 October 2026

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.