Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.12 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 0.12 units per person for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 0.1855 units per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0114 units per person, in 1964.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 11th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0127 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0123 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1962 | 0.012 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0117 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0114 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0143 units per person | +26.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0145 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0142 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0138 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0135 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0181 units per person | +34.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0182 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0178 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0174 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.017 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0261 units per person | +54.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0284 units per person | +8.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0308 units per person | +8.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0339 units per person | +9.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0361 units per person | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0387 units per person | +7.0% |
| 1981 | 0.042 units per person | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0445 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0458 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0485 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0511 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0526 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0546 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 0.057 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 0.059 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0626 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0665 units per person | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0721 units per person | +8.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0772 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0846 units per person | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0906 units per person | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0988 units per person | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1082 units per person | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1177 units per person | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1304 units per person | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1466 units per person | +12.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1616 units per person | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1654 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1694 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1738 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1781 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1773 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.18 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1855 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1832 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1816 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1817 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1835 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1803 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1771 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1776 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1754 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1672 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1623 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1495 units per person | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1456 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1402 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1347 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1338 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1253 units per person | -6.3% |
| 2025 | 0.12 units per person | -4.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +54.1% | 0.017 units per person | 0.0261 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.013 units per person | 0.0114 units per person | 0.0145 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0244 units per person | 0.017 units per person | 0.0361 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0494 units per person | 0.0387 units per person | 0.059 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0909 units per person | 0.0626 units per person | 0.1304 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1721 units per person | 0.1466 units per person | 0.1855 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1736 units per person | 0.1495 units per person | 0.1835 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1333 units per person | 0.12 units per person | 0.1456 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More infrastructure data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 779.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 116.8 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 80.00 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 -3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 80.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.17 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 779.00 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean was 0.12 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1855 units per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0114 units per person in 1964.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.