What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Barbados?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Barbados was 42.97 per 100 people in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Barbados?

The highest recorded value was 53.6 per 100 people in 2015.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Barbados?

The lowest recorded value was 2.98 per 100 people in 1960.

How does Barbados rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Barbados ranks 19th out of 213 countries with data for 2022.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Barbados?

Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Barbados 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 Barbados

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

Barbados: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 42.97 per 100 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

42.97 per 100 people

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

19th

of 213 countries

All-time high

53.6 per 100 people

in 2015

All-time low

2.98 per 100 people

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2022

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Barbados, 1960–2022

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

Analysis

Barbados recorded 42.97 per 100 people for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2022.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Barbados peaked at 53.6 per 100 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.98 per 100 people, in 1960.

That places Barbados 19th out of 213 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

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	3.79 per 100 people	2.98 per 100 people	4.59 per 100 people	10
1970s	10.05 per 100 people	7.74 per 100 people	13.38 per 100 people	10
1980s	18.52 per 100 people	13.62 per 100 people	25.55 per 100 people	10
1990s	35.24 per 100 people	27.9 per 100 people	43.8 per 100 people	10
2000s	49.64 per 100 people	47.25 per 100 people	50.78 per 100 people	10
2010s	49.27 per 100 people	43 per 100 people	53.6 per 100 people	10
2020s	43.76 per 100 people	42.88 per 100 people	45.44 per 100 people	3

Countries ranked near Barbados

16 Hong Kong 44.57 per 100 people compare
17 Bermuda 43.59 per 100 people compare
18 Guam 43.17 per 100 people compare
20 Northern Mariana Islands 42.26 per 100 people compare
21 South Korea 41.17 per 100 people compare
22 Luxembourg 39.81 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Barbados

Fixed telephone subscriptions 121,314 (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 114.58 per 100 people (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 323,482 (2022)
Air transport, passengers carried 0 (1991)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 700 (1991)
Air transport, freight 0.4 million ton-km (1991)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 0.08 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 283.37 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 70.4% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 24.7% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Barbados?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Barbados was 42.97 per 100 people in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Barbados?: The highest recorded value was 53.6 per 100 people in 2015.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Barbados?: The lowest recorded value was 2.98 per 100 people in 1960.
How does Barbados rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Barbados ranks 19th out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Barbados?: Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Barbados 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.