Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre was 4.21 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 4.21 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 5.11 units per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1272 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1272 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1272 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1272 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1272 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1629 units per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1713 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1713 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1713 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1713 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2343 units per square kilometre | +36.8% |
| 1971 | 0.2426 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 0.2426 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2426 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2426 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3754 units per square kilometre | +54.7% |
| 1976 | 0.4186 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1977 | 0.4685 units per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1978 | 0.5255 units per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1979 | 0.5765 units per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 0.6317 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1981 | 0.7028 units per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1982 | 0.761 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7975 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 0.862 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9215 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1986 | 0.9638 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 1.02 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 1.09 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 1.15 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 1.23 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1991 | 1.33 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 1.46 units per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1993 | 1.59 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1994 | 1.79 units per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1995 | 1.95 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 2.16 units per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 2.41 units per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1998 | 2.69 units per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1999 | 3.08 units per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2000 | 3.56 units per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2001 | 4.03 units per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2002 | 4.19 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 4.37 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 4.53 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 4.7 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 4.72 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 4.8 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 4.97 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 4.94 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 4.94 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 5.01 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 5.11 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 5.06 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 5 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 5.07 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 5.06 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 4.94 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 4.86 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 4.49 units per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 4.37 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 4.31 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 4.21 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 4.21 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1507 units per square kilometre | 0.1272 units per square kilometre | 0.1713 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3569 units per square kilometre | 0.2343 units per square kilometre | 0.5765 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8897 units per square kilometre | 0.6317 units per square kilometre | 1.15 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.97 units per square kilometre | 1.23 units per square kilometre | 3.08 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.48 units per square kilometre | 3.56 units per square kilometre | 4.97 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.95 units per square kilometre | 4.49 units per square kilometre | 5.11 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.27 units per square kilometre | 4.21 units per square kilometre | 4.37 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 24 Curacao 103.55 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Luxembourg 101.02 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Belgium 90.72 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Lebanon 90.37 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Puerto Rico 85.46 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Switzerland 72.75 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Tuvalu 70.43 units per square kilometre 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 capita 0.1149 units per person (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)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 4.21 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.11 units per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1272 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 27th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fixed telephone subscriptions ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Fixed telephone subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.