Fixed telephone subscriptions in El Salvador
El Salvador: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 885,101 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions in El Salvador, 1965–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions in El Salvador stood at 885,101.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in El Salvador peaked at 1.10 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 12,200, in 1965.
El Salvador ranks 69th of 214 countries 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 in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 12,200 | — |
| 1966 | 12,200 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 12,200 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 12,200 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 12,200 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 28,700 | +135.2% |
| 1971 | 28,700 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 28,700 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 28,700 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 28,700 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 48,100 | +67.6% |
| 1976 | 55,000 | +14.3% |
| 1977 | 62,000 | +12.7% |
| 1978 | 64,162 | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 67,095 | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 68,833 | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 72,690 | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 79,603 | +9.5% |
| 1983 | 80,448 | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 86,257 | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 90,496 | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 91,122 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 98,107 | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 105,672 | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 119,867 | +13.4% |
| 1990 | 124,969 | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 129,964 | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 164,949 | +26.9% |
| 1993 | 173,503 | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 235,730 | +35.9% |
| 1995 | 284,777 | +20.8% |
| 1996 | 325,259 | +14.2% |
| 1997 | 360,410 | +10.8% |
| 1998 | 386,659 | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 495,340 | +28.1% |
| 2000 | 625,285 | +26.2% |
| 2001 | 649,879 | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 667,699 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 752,645 | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 887,816 | +18.0% |
| 2005 | 971,455 | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 1.04 million | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 1.08 million | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 1.08 million | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.10 million | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.00 million | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 1.03 million | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.06 million | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 960,535 | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 953,773 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 944,266 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 941,184 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 928,433 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 923,029 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 893,630 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 894,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 856,090 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 862,717 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 879,478 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 885,101 | +0.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 885,101 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 734,202, 1.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 885,101 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 271,283, 3.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions in El Salvador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +135.2% | 12,200 | 28,700 |
| 1975 | +67.6% | 28,700 | 48,100 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,200 | 12,200 | 12,200 | 5 |
| 1970s | 43,986 | 28,700 | 67,095 | 10 |
| 1980s | 89,310 | 68,833 | 119,867 | 10 |
| 1990s | 268,156 | 124,969 | 495,340 | 10 |
| 2000s | 884,795 | 625,285 | 1.10 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 963,449 | 893,630 | 1.06 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 875,477 | 856,090 | 894,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More infrastructure data for El Salvador
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 11.19 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 176.52 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 13.96 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1396 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.6394 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 885,101 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.77 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 11.19 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in El Salvador?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in El Salvador was 885,101 in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.10 million in 2009.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,200 in 1965.
- How does El Salvador rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- El Salvador ranks 69th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 60 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.