Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.1182 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 0.1182 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.1866 units per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0112 units per person, in 1964.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 12th 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0125 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0122 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0119 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0115 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0112 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.015 units per person | +33.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0146 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0142 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0138 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0135 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0189 units per person | +39.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0184 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0179 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0175 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0171 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0264 units per person | +54.2% |
| 1976 | 0.028 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0304 units per person | +8.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0335 units per person | +10.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0357 units per person | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0389 units per person | +8.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0415 units per person | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 0.044 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0453 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0479 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0504 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0519 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0536 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.056 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0581 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0614 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0653 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0709 units per person | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0762 units per person | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0838 units per person | +9.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0899 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0982 units per person | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1079 units per person | +9.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1176 units per person | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1305 units per person | +11.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1471 units per person | +12.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1624 units per person | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1661 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1703 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1748 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1793 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1783 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1809 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1866 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1842 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1825 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1828 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1847 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1814 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1777 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1781 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.176 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1674 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1625 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1492 units per person | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 0.146 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1388 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1348 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1323 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1252 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2025 | 0.1182 units per person | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.013 units per person | 0.0112 units per person | 0.015 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0244 units per person | 0.0171 units per person | 0.0357 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0488 units per person | 0.0389 units per person | 0.0581 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0902 units per person | 0.0614 units per person | 0.1305 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.173 units per person | 0.1471 units per person | 0.1866 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1742 units per person | 0.1492 units per person | 0.1847 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1326 units per person | 0.1182 units per person | 0.146 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 9 San Marino 0.474 units per person compare
- 10 Germany 0.4598 units per person compare
- 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
More infrastructure data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 765.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 117.5 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 77.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.8 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 77.00 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 765.00 million (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.1182 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1866 units per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0112 units per person in 1964.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.