Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.1149 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 0.1149 units per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.1729 units per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0106 units per person, in 1964.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 14th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0119 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0116 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0112 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0109 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0106 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0133 units per person | +24.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0136 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0132 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0129 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0125 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0167 units per person | +33.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0169 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0165 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0161 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0157 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0237 units per person | +51.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0258 units per person | +8.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0282 units per person | +9.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0309 units per person | +9.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0331 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0355 units per person | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0386 units per person | +8.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0409 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0419 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0444 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0464 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0476 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0493 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0515 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0535 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0563 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0596 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0644 units per person | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0687 units per person | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0758 units per person | +10.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0813 units per person | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0888 units per person | +9.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0972 units per person | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1069 units per person | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1203 units per person | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1373 units per person | +14.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1529 units per person | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1569 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1617 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1655 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1695 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.168 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1691 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1729 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1698 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1682 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1685 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1702 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1666 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1629 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1636 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1619 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1566 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1526 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1398 units per person | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1352 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1328 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1287 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1278 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1205 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2025 | 0.1149 units per person | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0122 units per person | 0.0106 units per person | 0.0136 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0223 units per person | 0.0157 units per person | 0.0331 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.045 units per person | 0.0355 units per person | 0.0535 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0819 units per person | 0.0563 units per person | 0.1203 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1624 units per person | 0.1373 units per person | 0.1729 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1611 units per person | 0.1398 units per person | 0.1702 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1266 units per person | 0.1149 units per person | 0.1352 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 11 Gibraltar 0.4561 units per person compare
- 12 Belarus 0.4538 units per person compare
- 13 Greece 0.4509 units per person compare
- 14 Malta 0.4492 units per person compare
- 15 Hong Kong, China 0.4393 units per person compare
- 16 Bermuda 0.4359 units per person compare
- 17 Guam 0.4317 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 704.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 117.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 72.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 72.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.12 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 704.00 million (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.1149 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1729 units per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0106 units per person in 1964.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 14th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.