Fixed telephone subscriptions in Aruba
Aruba: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 34,549 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Aruba, 1982–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions in Aruba is 34,549, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Aruba peaked at 38,651 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 9,000, in 1982.
That places Aruba 160th out of 214 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Aruba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 9,000 | — |
| 1983 | 10,000 | +11.1% |
| 1984 | 11,000 | +10.0% |
| 1985 | 12,000 | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 13,055 | +8.8% |
| 1987 | 13,887 | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 15,718 | +13.2% |
| 1989 | 17,469 | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 18,712 | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 19,000 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 20,400 | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 21,000 | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 21,500 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 27,300 | +27.0% |
| 1996 | 33,576 | +23.0% |
| 1997 | 33,220 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 35,064 | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 36,557 | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 38,100 | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 37,132 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 37,132 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 37,390 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 38,003 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 38,259 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 38,651 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 38,609 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 38,461 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 36,700 | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 35,040 | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 36,000 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 35,000 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 35,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 35,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 35,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 35,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 35,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 34,549 | -1.3% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 34,549 is below the median for high income countries, which is 445,236, 8% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 34,549 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 271,283, 13% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions in Aruba 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +27.0% | 21,500 | 27,300 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12,766 | 9,000 | 17,469 | 8 |
| 1990s | 26,633 | 18,712 | 36,557 | 10 |
| 2000s | 37,844 | 36,700 | 38,651 | 10 |
| 2010s | 35,173 | 35,000 | 36,000 | 6 |
| 2020s | 34,850 | 34,549 | 35,000 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
More infrastructure data for Aruba
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 140,815 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 130.65 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 32.05 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.322 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 34,549 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.31 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 140,815 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Aruba?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Aruba was 34,549 in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 38,651 in 2006.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,000 in 1982.
- How does Aruba rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Aruba ranks 160th out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.