Fixed telephone subscriptions in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Fixed telephone subscriptions was 72.00 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 72.00 million for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2025.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 96.00 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.39 million, in 1960.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 23rd of 47 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 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.39 million | — |
| 1961 | 2.39 million | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 2.39 million | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2.39 million | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2.39 million | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 3.06 million | +28.1% |
| 1966 | 3.22 million | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 3.22 million | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 3.22 million | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 3.22 million | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 4.41 million | +36.8% |
| 1971 | 4.56 million | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 4.56 million | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 4.56 million | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 4.56 million | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 7.06 million | +54.7% |
| 1976 | 7.87 million | +11.5% |
| 1977 | 8.81 million | +11.9% |
| 1978 | 9.88 million | +12.2% |
| 1979 | 10.84 million | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 11.88 million | +9.6% |
| 1981 | 13.22 million | +11.3% |
| 1982 | 14.31 million | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 15.00 million | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 16.21 million | +8.1% |
| 1985 | 17.33 million | +6.9% |
| 1986 | 18.13 million | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 19.18 million | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 20.43 million | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 21.64 million | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 23.23 million | +7.3% |
| 1991 | 25.05 million | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 27.52 million | +9.9% |
| 1993 | 29.93 million | +8.7% |
| 1994 | 33.58 million | +12.2% |
| 1995 | 36.64 million | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 40.67 million | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 45.24 million | +11.3% |
| 1998 | 50.57 million | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 57.77 million | +14.2% |
| 2000 | 66.93 million | +15.9% |
| 2001 | 75.61 million | +13.0% |
| 2002 | 78.62 million | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 82.11 million | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 85.14 million | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 88.30 million | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 88.57 million | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 90.23 million | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 93.31 million | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 92.70 million | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 92.82 million | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 94.00 million | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 96.00 million | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 94.99 million | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 93.83 million | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 95.14 million | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 95.08 million | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 92.77 million | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 91.17 million | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 84.21 million | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 82.00 million | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 81.00 million | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 79.00 million | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 79.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 75.00 million | -5.1% |
| 2025 | 72.00 million | -4.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +54.7% | 4.56 million | 7.06 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.79 million | 2.39 million | 3.22 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.71 million | 4.41 million | 10.84 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.73 million | 11.88 million | 21.64 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.02 million | 23.23 million | 57.77 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.15 million | 66.93 million | 93.31 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.00 million | 84.21 million | 96.00 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.00 million | 72.00 million | 82.00 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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 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)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 704.00 million (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 72.00 million in 2025, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 96.00 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.39 million in 1960.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. 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 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.