Fixed telephone subscriptions in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 87.66 per 100 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions in United States Virgin Islands, 1981–2022
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 United States Virgin Islands is 87.66 per 100 people, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 87.66 per 100 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 29.55 per 100 people, in 1981.
That places United States Virgin Islands 2nd out of 214 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 29.55 per 100 people | — |
| 1982 | 29.75 per 100 people | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 29.79 per 100 people | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 36.7 per 100 people | +23.2% |
| 1985 | 38.27 per 100 people | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 40.23 per 100 people | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 41.36 per 100 people | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 44.44 per 100 people | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 46.03 per 100 people | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 46.1 per 100 people | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 49.5 per 100 people | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 51.9 per 100 people | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 53.8 per 100 people | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 55.6 per 100 people | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 54.5 per 100 people | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 55.3 per 100 people | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 57.5 per 100 people | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 59.8 per 100 people | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 61.9 per 100 people | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 62.89 per 100 people | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 63.95 per 100 people | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 63.98 per 100 people | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 64.43 per 100 people | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 65.74 per 100 people | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 66.63 per 100 people | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 67.47 per 100 people | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 68.45 per 100 people | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 69.37 per 100 people | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 70.25 per 100 people | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 71.3 per 100 people | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 73.67 per 100 people | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 74.61 per 100 people | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 75.81 per 100 people | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 85.04 per 100 people | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 86.65 per 100 people | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 87.13 per 100 people | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 87.66 per 100 people | +0.6% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 87.66 per 100 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 24.32 per 100 people, 3.6× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 87.66 per 100 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.27 per 100 people, 6.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.35 per 100 people | 29.55 per 100 people | 46.03 per 100 people | 9 |
| 1990s | 54.59 per 100 people | 46.1 per 100 people | 61.9 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.32 per 100 people | 62.89 per 100 people | 70.25 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.09 per 100 people | 71.3 per 100 people | 85.04 per 100 people | 5 |
| 2020s | 87.15 per 100 people | 86.65 per 100 people | 87.66 per 100 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
More infrastructure data for United States Virgin Islands
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 79,121 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 91.46 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 75,836 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.7194 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.2158 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 75,836 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7506 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 79,121 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in United States Virgin Islands?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in United States Virgin Islands was 87.66 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 United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 87.66 per 100 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.55 per 100 people in 1981.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 2nd out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States Virgin 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.