What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Chile?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Chile was 8.79 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 Chile?

The highest recorded value was 22.18 per 100 people in 2001.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Chile?

The lowest recorded value was 1.62 per 100 people in 1960.

How does Chile rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Chile ranks 115th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Chile?

Over the last ten years it is down 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Chile 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 Chile

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

Chile: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 8.79 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

8.79 per 100 people

Change on year

down 12.7%

World rank

115th

of 213 countries

All-time high

22.18 per 100 people

in 2001

All-time low

1.62 per 100 people

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Chile, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

Chile recorded 8.79 per 100 people for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2024.

That represents a change of down 12.7% on the previous year and down 54.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Chile peaked at 22.18 per 100 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.62 per 100 people, in 1960.

Chile ranks 115th of 213 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	1.72 per 100 people	1.62 per 100 people	1.81 per 100 people	10
1970s	2.69 per 100 people	2.41 per 100 people	3.1 per 100 people	10
1980s	4.07 per 100 people	3.16 per 100 people	4.92 per 100 people	10
1990s	13.08 per 100 people	6.43 per 100 people	20.3 per 100 people	10
2000s	21.06 per 100 people	20.29 per 100 people	22.18 per 100 people	10
2010s	18.15 per 100 people	14.33 per 100 people	20.13 per 100 people	10
2020s	11.27 per 100 people	8.79 per 100 people	13.26 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Chile

112 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9.02 per 100 people compare
113 Greenland 8.92 per 100 people compare
114 Turks and Caicos Islands 8.84 per 100 people compare
116 Venezuela 8.51 per 100 people compare
117 Fiji 8.37 per 100 people compare
118 Oman 8.27 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Chile

Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.74 million (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 132.66 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 26.22 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 21.32 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 144,494 (2023)
Air transport, freight 1,499 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 885 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 45,262 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 95.6% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 4.0% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Chile?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Chile was 8.79 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 Chile?: The highest recorded value was 22.18 per 100 people in 2001.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Chile?: The lowest recorded value was 1.62 per 100 people in 1960.
How does Chile rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Chile ranks 115th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Chile?: Over the last ten years it is down 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Chile 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.