What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Guatemala?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Guatemala was 1.98 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Guatemala?

The highest recorded value was 2.46 million in 2017.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Guatemala?

The lowest recorded value was 17,821 in 1960.

How does Guatemala rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Guatemala ranks 49th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Guatemala?

Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Guatemala 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.

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Guatemala

Name: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Guatemala
Creator: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Guatemala: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 1.98 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.98 million

Change on year

up 2.2%

World rank

49th

of 212 countries

All-time high

2.46 million

in 2017

All-time low

17,821

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Guatemala, 1960–2024

Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

Analysis

Guatemala recorded 1.98 million for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2024.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Guatemala peaked at 2.46 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, 17,821, in 1960.

Guatemala ranks 49th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	21,064	17,821	24,306	10
1970s	50,705	37,871	78,623	10
1980s	118,244	82,975	158,840	10
1990s	326,482	190,218	610,701	10
2000s	1.12 million	676,631	1.45 million	10
2010s	1.95 million	1.50 million	2.46 million	10
2020s	2.09 million	1.92 million	2.32 million	5

Countries ranked near Guatemala

46 Venezuela 2.42 million compare
47 United Arab Emirates 2.29 million compare
48 Singapore 2.04 million compare
50 Tunisia 1.96 million compare
51 Chile 1.74 million compare
52 Romania 1.72 million compare

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More infrastructure data for Guatemala

Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.77 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 112.52 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 20.71 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 221,478 (2023)
Air transport, freight 0.5395 million ton-km (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 1,666 (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 109.2 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 6,118 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 60.2% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 25.1% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Guatemala?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Guatemala was 1.98 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Guatemala?: The highest recorded value was 2.46 million in 2017.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Guatemala?: The lowest recorded value was 17,821 in 1960.
How does Guatemala rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Guatemala ranks 49th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Guatemala?: Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Guatemala 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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Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 260 places, 14,482 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.