What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Belize?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Belize was 4.42 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 Belize?

The highest recorded value was 15.5 per 100 people in 1999.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Belize?

The lowest recorded value was 1.11 per 100 people in 1961.

How does Belize rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Belize ranks 134th out of 213 countries with data for 2022.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Belize?

Over the last ten years it is down 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Belize 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 Belize

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

Belize: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 4.42 per 100 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

4.42 per 100 people

Change on year

down 8.0%

World rank

134th

of 213 countries

All-time high

15.5 per 100 people

in 1999

All-time low

1.11 per 100 people

in 1961

Years of data

1960–2022

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Belize, 1960–2022

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

Analysis

Belize recorded 4.42 per 100 people for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2022.

The figure is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 41.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Belize peaked at 15.5 per 100 people in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.11 per 100 people, in 1961.

That places Belize 134th out of 213 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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	1.88 per 100 people	1.11 per 100 people	2.67 per 100 people	10
1970s	2.52 per 100 people	2.46 per 100 people	2.72 per 100 people	10
1980s	4.69 per 100 people	2.62 per 100 people	8.54 per 100 people	10
1990s	13.51 per 100 people	9.46 per 100 people	15.5 per 100 people	10
2000s	12.19 per 100 people	9.97 per 100 people	14.85 per 100 people	10
2010s	6.81 per 100 people	4.79 per 100 people	9.46 per 100 people	10
2020s	4.7 per 100 people	4.42 per 100 people	4.86 per 100 people	3

Countries ranked near Belize

131 Thailand 5.45 per 100 people compare
132 Marshall Islands 4.86 per 100 people compare
133 North Korea 4.48 per 100 people compare
135 Honduras 4.25 per 100 people compare
136 Jordan 4.21 per 100 people compare
137 Peru 4.08 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Belize

Fixed telephone subscriptions 17,806 (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 67.17 per 100 people (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 270,536 (2022)
Air transport, passengers carried 776,198 (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 93,784 (2023)
Air transport, freight 3.45 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 15.26 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 37,891 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 80.0% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 11.3% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Belize?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Belize was 4.42 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 Belize?: The highest recorded value was 15.5 per 100 people in 1999.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Belize?: The lowest recorded value was 1.11 per 100 people in 1961.
How does Belize rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Belize ranks 134th out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Belize?: Over the last ten years it is down 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Belize 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.