What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Bahamas?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Bahamas was 23.2 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Bahamas?

The highest recorded value was 41.18 per 100 people in 2004.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Bahamas?

The lowest recorded value was 11.29 per 100 people in 1975.

How does Bahamas rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Bahamas ranks 52nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Bahamas?

Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Bahamas data come from?

The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Bahamas

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

Bahamas: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 23.2 per 100 people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

23.2 per 100 people

Change on year

down 4.2%

World rank

52nd

of 213 countries

All-time high

41.18 per 100 people

in 2004

All-time low

11.29 per 100 people

in 1975

Years of data

1970–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Bahamas, 1970–2024

Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.

Analysis

Bahamas recorded 23.2 per 100 people for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2024.

That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Bahamas peaked at 41.18 per 100 people in 2004 and was at its lowest, 11.29 per 100 people, in 1975.

Bahamas ranks 52nd of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	12.31 per 100 people	11.29 per 100 people	13.58 per 100 people	10
1980s	17.97 per 100 people	13.89 per 100 people	23.3 per 100 people	10
1990s	28.97 per 100 people	25.3 per 100 people	34.8 per 100 people	10
2000s	37.82 per 100 people	35.31 per 100 people	41.18 per 100 people	10
2010s	31.94 per 100 people	23.09 per 100 people	35.95 per 100 people	10
2020s	22.76 per 100 people	21.62 per 100 people	24.22 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Bahamas

49 Puerto Rico 23.84 per 100 people compare
50 United States 23.61 per 100 people compare
51 French Polynesia 23.47 per 100 people compare
53 Malaysia 23.11 per 100 people compare
54 Mexico 22.56 per 100 people compare
55 Australia 22.28 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Bahamas

Fixed telephone subscriptions 93,084 (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 96.68 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 387,960 (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 1.47 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 41,831 (2023)
Air transport, freight 18.57 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 0.7 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 1,761 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 92.5% (2024)
Fixed broadband subscriptions 25.27 per 100 people (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Bahamas?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Bahamas was 23.2 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Bahamas?: The highest recorded value was 41.18 per 100 people in 2004.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Bahamas?: The lowest recorded value was 11.29 per 100 people in 1975.
How does Bahamas rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Bahamas ranks 52nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Bahamas?: Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bahamas data come from?: The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit: per 100 people
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 260 places, 14,528 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.