Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.4297 units per person in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Barbados, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2022, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Barbados stood at 0.4297 units per person.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Barbados peaked at 0.536 units per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0289 units per person, in 1964.
That places Barbados 18th out of 213 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.03 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0297 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0295 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0292 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0289 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0446 units per person | +54.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0441 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0437 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0435 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0433 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0749 units per person | +73.0% |
| 1971 | 0.075 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0748 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0746 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0745 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1077 units per person | +44.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1152 units per person | +7.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1244 units per person | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1294 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1344 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1373 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1386 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1509 units per person | +8.9% |
| 1983 | 0.165 units per person | +9.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1806 units per person | +9.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1895 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2014 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2139 units per person | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2308 units per person | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2561 units per person | +11.0% |
| 1990 | 0.279 units per person | +8.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3006 units per person | +7.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3077 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3161 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3263 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.344 units per person | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3681 units per person | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4133 units per person | +12.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4307 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4381 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4725 units per person | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4914 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5035 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5042 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5078 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.502 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4973 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4949 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.495 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.495 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4995 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5094 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5177 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5357 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4878 units per person | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 0.536 units per person | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4997 units per person | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.43 units per person | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4561 units per person | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4553 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4544 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4288 units per person | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4297 units per person | +0.2% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.4297 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2406 units per person, 1.8× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.4297 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1427 units per person, 3.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Barbados 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +73.0% | 0.0433 units per person | 0.0749 units per person |
| 1965 | +54.2% | 0.0289 units per person | 0.0446 units per person |
| 1975 | +44.5% | 0.0745 units per person | 0.1077 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0366 units per person | 0.0289 units per person | 0.0446 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0985 units per person | 0.0745 units per person | 0.1344 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1864 units per person | 0.1373 units per person | 0.2561 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3524 units per person | 0.279 units per person | 0.4381 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4964 units per person | 0.4725 units per person | 0.5078 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4927 units per person | 0.43 units per person | 0.536 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4376 units per person | 0.4288 units per person | 0.4544 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 15 Hong Kong 0.4393 units per person compare
- 16 Bermuda 0.4359 units per person compare
- 17 Guam 0.4317 units per person compare
- 19 Northern Mariana Islands 0.4226 units per person compare
- 20 South Korea 0.4114 units per person compare
- 21 Luxembourg 0.3982 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for Barbados
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 323,482 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 114.58 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 121,314 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 42.97 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.2761 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 121,314 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.15 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 323,482 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Barbados?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Barbados was 0.4297 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.536 units per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0289 units per person in 1964.
- How does Barbados rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Barbados ranks 18th out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados 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.