Fixed telephone subscriptions in Suriname
Suriname: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 19.56 per 100 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
19.56 per 100 people
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
64th
of 214 countries
All-time high
20.5 per 100 people
in 2023
All-time low
2.68 per 100 people
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Suriname, 1975–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 19.56 per 100 people for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Suriname peaked at 20.5 per 100 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.68 per 100 people, in 1975.
Suriname ranks 64th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Suriname, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 2.68 per 100 people | — |
| 1976 | 2.83 per 100 people | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 3.2 per 100 people | +13.1% |
| 1978 | 3.48 per 100 people | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 3.8 per 100 people | +9.0% |
| 1980 | 4.05 per 100 people | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 4.3 per 100 people | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 4.39 per 100 people | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 5.57 per 100 people | +26.9% |
| 1984 | 6.75 per 100 people | +21.3% |
| 1985 | 7.14 per 100 people | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 7.62 per 100 people | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 7.81 per 100 people | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 7.97 per 100 people | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 8.3 per 100 people | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 8.89 per 100 people | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 9.77 per 100 people | +9.9% |
| 1992 | 10.4 per 100 people | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 11.3 per 100 people | +8.7% |
| 1994 | 12 per 100 people | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 12.6 per 100 people | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 13 per 100 people | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 14.3 per 100 people | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 14.7 per 100 people | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 15.2 per 100 people | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 15.8 per 100 people | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 15.9 per 100 people | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 15.85 per 100 people | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 15.76 per 100 people | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 15.9 per 100 people | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 15.61 per 100 people | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 15.52 per 100 people | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 15.44 per 100 people | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 15.45 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15.41 per 100 people | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 15.45 per 100 people | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 15.1 per 100 people | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 15.37 per 100 people | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 14.93 per 100 people | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 14.76 per 100 people | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 15.8 per 100 people | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 15.15 per 100 people | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 15 per 100 people | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 14.69 per 100 people | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 15.31 per 100 people | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 16.86 per 100 people | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 19.42 per 100 people | +15.2% |
| 2022 | 17.37 per 100 people | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 20.5 per 100 people | +18.0% |
| 2024 | 19.56 per 100 people | -4.6% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 19.56 per 100 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.63 per 100 people, 1.8× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 19.56 per 100 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.27 per 100 people, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.2 per 100 people | 2.68 per 100 people | 3.8 per 100 people | 5 |
| 1980s | 6.39 per 100 people | 4.05 per 100 people | 8.3 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.22 per 100 people | 8.89 per 100 people | 15.2 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.66 per 100 people | 15.41 per 100 people | 15.9 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.15 per 100 people | 14.69 per 100 people | 15.8 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.74 per 100 people | 16.86 per 100 people | 20.5 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 61 American Samoa 20.05 per 100 people compare
- 62 Saudi Arabia 19.75 per 100 people compare
- 63 Trinidad and Tobago 19.75 per 100 people compare
- 65 Bosnia and Herzegovina 18.43 per 100 people compare
- 66 Iceland 17.42 per 100 people compare
- 67 Uzbekistan 17.39 per 100 people compare
More infrastructure data for Suriname
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 901,670 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 142.12 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 124,064 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1956 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 124,064 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.42 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 901,670 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Suriname?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Suriname was 19.56 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5 per 100 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.68 per 100 people in 1975.
- How does Suriname rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Suriname ranks 64th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname 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.