Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Bolivia
Bolivia: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.0297 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Bolivia, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 0.0297 units per person for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 13.9% on the previous year and down 63.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Bolivia peaked at 0.0849 units per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0235 units per person, in 1980.
Bolivia ranks 144th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0235 units per person | — |
| 1981 | 0.0241 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0246 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0244 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0251 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0247 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0244 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0245 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0242 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0243 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0256 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 0.028 units per person | +9.4% |
| 1992 | 0.028 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0306 units per person | +9.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0314 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0314 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0435 units per person | +38.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0471 units per person | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0544 units per person | +15.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0594 units per person | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0593 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0599 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0664 units per person | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0674 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0679 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.069 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.07 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.07 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0801 units per person | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0803 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0836 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0849 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0837 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0819 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0808 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.08 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0776 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.075 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0619 units per person | -17.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0559 units per person | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0506 units per person | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0461 units per person | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 0.04 units per person | -13.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0345 units per person | -13.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0297 units per person | -13.9% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 0.0297 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0101 units per person, 2.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 0.0297 units per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1427 units per person, 21% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Bolivia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +38.6% | 0.0314 units per person | 0.0435 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0244 units per person | 0.0235 units per person | 0.0251 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0379 units per person | 0.0256 units per person | 0.0594 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.069 units per person | 0.0593 units per person | 0.0803 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0765 units per person | 0.0559 units per person | 0.0849 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0402 units per person | 0.0297 units per person | 0.0506 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More infrastructure data for Bolivia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 12.17 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 98.03 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 368,926 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.97 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -12.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 368,926 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9803 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 12.17 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Bolivia?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Bolivia was 0.0297 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0849 units per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0235 units per person in 1980.
- How does Bolivia rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Bolivia ranks 144th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia 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.