Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Bahamas
Bahamas: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.232 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Bahamas, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Bahamas stood at 0.232 units per person.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Bahamas peaked at 0.4118 units per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0993 units per person, in 1974.
That places Bahamas 51st out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1103 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.1069 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1041 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1016 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0993 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1086 units per person | +9.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1231 units per person | +13.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1209 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1305 units per person | +7.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1275 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1337 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1363 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1651 units per person | +21.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1482 units per person | -10.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1559 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1659 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1881 units per person | +13.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2057 units per person | +9.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2192 units per person | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2281 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2532 units per person | +11.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2784 units per person | +10.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2686 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2615 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2659 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2777 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2921 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3156 units per person | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3357 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3479 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3531 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3761 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3816 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3929 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4118 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.387 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3777 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.376 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3707 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3555 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3519 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3578 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3595 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3589 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3287 units per person | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3138 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.312 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2916 units per person | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2889 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2309 units per person | -20.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2299 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2162 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2175 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2422 units per person | +11.3% |
| 2024 | 0.232 units per person | -4.2% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 0.232 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2406 units per person, 96% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 0.232 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1427 units per person, 1.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1133 units per person | 0.0993 units per person | 0.1305 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1746 units per person | 0.1337 units per person | 0.2281 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2897 units per person | 0.2532 units per person | 0.3479 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3782 units per person | 0.3531 units per person | 0.4118 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3194 units per person | 0.2309 units per person | 0.3595 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2276 units per person | 0.2162 units per person | 0.2422 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 48 Puerto Rico 0.2414 units per person compare
- 49 United States 0.2398 units per person compare
- 50 French Polynesia 0.2347 units per person compare
- 52 Malaysia 0.2311 units per person compare
- 53 Mexico 0.2256 units per person compare
- 54 Netherlands 0.2209 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for Bahamas
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 387,960 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 96.68 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 93,084 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23.2 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 93,084 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9668 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 387,960 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Bahamas?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Bahamas was 0.232 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4118 units per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0993 units per person in 1974.
- How does Bahamas rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Bahamas ranks 51st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fixed telephone subscriptions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Fixed telephone subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.