Fixed telephone subscriptions in Peru

Peru: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 1.40 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1.40 million
Change on year
down 7.2%
World rank
56th
of 214 countries
All-time high
3.55 million
in 2009
All-time low
83,000
in 1965
Years of data
60
1965–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Peru, 1965–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M196519942024

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

Analysis

Peru recorded 1.40 million for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2024.

That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and down 53.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Peru peaked at 3.55 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 83,000, in 1965.

Peru ranks 56th 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 Peru, year by year

Annual values for Fixed telephone subscriptions in Peru, 1965 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1965 83,000
1966 83,000 +0.0%
1967 83,000 +0.0%
1968 83,000 +0.0%
1969 83,000 +0.0%
1970 140,000 +68.7%
1971 140,000 +0.0%
1972 140,000 +0.0%
1973 140,000 +0.0%
1974 140,000 +0.0%
1975 239,000 +70.7%
1976 254,000 +6.3%
1977 267,300 +5.2%
1978 279,800 +4.7%
1979 287,000 +2.6%
1980 302,815 +5.5%
1981 321,651 +6.2%
1982 331,497 +3.1%
1983 361,620 +9.1%
1984 384,281 +6.3%
1985 412,819 +7.4%
1986 445,317 +7.9%
1987 454,100 +2.0%
1988 489,400 +7.8%
1989 530,674 +8.4%
1990 564,504 +6.4%
1991 539,914 -4.4%
1992 613,711 +13.7%
1993 673,021 +9.7%
1994 772,390 +14.8%
1995 1.11 million +43.6%
1996 1.44 million +29.4%
1997 1.65 million +14.7%
1998 1.56 million -5.5%
1999 1.69 million +8.5%
2000 1.72 million +1.7%
2001 1.57 million -8.5%
2002 1.66 million +5.5%
2003 1.84 million +11.0%
2004 2.19 million +19.3%
2005 2.40 million +9.5%
2006 2.56 million +6.5%
2007 2.84 million +11.1%
2008 3.08 million +8.1%
2009 3.55 million +15.4%
2010 3.16 million -11.0%
2011 3.25 million +2.9%
2012 3.42 million +5.1%
2013 3.21 million -6.1%
2014 3.03 million -5.4%
2015 2.91 million -4.0%
2016 3.07 million +5.6%
2017 3.08 million +0.2%
2018 2.89 million -6.3%
2019 2.47 million -14.6%
2020 2.21 million -10.4%
2021 2.14 million -3.3%
2022 1.80 million -15.8%
2023 1.50 million -16.3%
2024 1.40 million -7.2%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 1.40 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 734,202, 1.9× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 1.40 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 271,283, 5.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions in Peru 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.

YearChange FromTo
1975 +70.7% 140,000 239,000
1970 +68.7% 83,000 140,000

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 83,000 83,000 83,000 5
1970s 202,710 140,000 287,000 10
1980s 403,417 302,815 530,674 10
1990s 1.06 million 539,914 1.69 million 10
2000s 2.34 million 1.57 million 3.55 million 10
2010s 3.05 million 2.47 million 3.42 million 10
2020s 1.81 million 1.40 million 2.21 million 5

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 53 Cuba 1.59 million compare
  2. 54 Sri Lanka 1.58 million compare
  3. 55 Ukraine 1.43 million compare
  4. 57 Azerbaijan 1.33 million compare
  5. 58 Laos 1.23 million compare
  6. 59 Ecuador 1.22 million compare

See the full ranking of 261 places →

More infrastructure data for Peru

All data for Peru →

Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Peru?
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Peru was 1.40 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 3.55 million in 2009.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 83,000 in 1965.
How does Peru rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Peru ranks 56th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 53.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Peru 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).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Peru. Statizoid, drawing on World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Retrieved 22 September 2026, from https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/stat/fixed-telephone-subscriptions/peru/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/stat/fixed-telephone-subscriptions/peru/">Fixed telephone subscriptions in Peru</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 14,489 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.