What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Colombia?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Colombia was 11.94 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 Colombia?

The highest recorded value was 19.26 per 100 people in 2002.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Colombia?

The lowest recorded value was 1.71 per 100 people in 1961.

How does Colombia rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Colombia ranks 89th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Colombia?

Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Colombia 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 Colombia

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

Colombia: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 11.94 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

11.94 per 100 people

Change on year

down 14.1%

World rank

89th

of 213 countries

All-time high

19.26 per 100 people

in 2002

All-time low

1.71 per 100 people

in 1961

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Colombia, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions in Colombia stood at 11.94 per 100 people.

The figure is down 14.1% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Colombia peaked at 19.26 per 100 people in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.71 per 100 people, in 1961.

Colombia ranks 89th 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	1.91 per 100 people	1.71 per 100 people	2.15 per 100 people	10
1970s	3.3 per 100 people	2.77 per 100 people	4.04 per 100 people	10
1980s	5.45 per 100 people	4.11 per 100 people	6.82 per 100 people	10
1990s	11.5 per 100 people	7.44 per 100 people	17.3 per 100 people	10
2000s	18.36 per 100 people	16.88 per 100 people	19.26 per 100 people	10
2010s	15.11 per 100 people	14.05 per 100 people	16.05 per 100 people	10
2020s	13.91 per 100 people	11.94 per 100 people	14.78 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Colombia

86 El Salvador 13.96 per 100 people compare
87 Azerbaijan 12.82 per 100 people compare
88 Seychelles 12.4 per 100 people compare
90 Costa Rica 11.9 per 100 people compare
91 Kazakhstan 11.87 per 100 people compare
92 Kuwait 11.83 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Colombia

Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.32 million (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 174.09 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 92.07 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 42.40 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 373,147 (2023)
Air transport, freight 1,936 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 2,145 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 41,459 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 79.3% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 13.7% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Colombia?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Colombia was 11.94 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 Colombia?: The highest recorded value was 19.26 per 100 people in 2002.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Colombia?: The lowest recorded value was 1.71 per 100 people in 1961.
How does Colombia rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Colombia ranks 89th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Colombia?: Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Colombia 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.