What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Cuba?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Cuba was 14.49 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 Cuba?

The highest recorded value was 14.49 per 100 people in 2024.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Cuba?

The lowest recorded value was 2.01 per 100 people in 1978.

How does Cuba rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Cuba ranks 83rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Cuba?

Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Cuba 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 Cuba

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

Cuba: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 14.49 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

14.49 per 100 people

Change on year

up 0.5%

World rank

83rd

of 213 countries

All-time high

14.49 per 100 people

in 2024

All-time low

2.01 per 100 people

in 1978

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Cuba, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions in Cuba stood at 14.49 per 100 people. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Cuba peaked at 14.49 per 100 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.01 per 100 people, in 1978.

That places Cuba 83rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024, 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	2.17 per 100 people	2.14 per 100 people	2.18 per 100 people	9
1970s	2.12 per 100 people	2.01 per 100 people	2.18 per 100 people	8
1980s	2.8 per 100 people	2.36 per 100 people	3.59 per 100 people	9
1990s	3.32 per 100 people	3.12 per 100 people	3.92 per 100 people	10
2000s	7.38 per 100 people	4.4 per 100 people	9.91 per 100 people	10
2010s	11.43 per 100 people	10.3 per 100 people	12.92 per 100 people	10
2020s	14.08 per 100 people	13.44 per 100 people	14.49 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Cuba

80 Mongolia 14.94 per 100 people compare
81 Algeria 14.81 per 100 people compare
82 Grenada 14.53 per 100 people compare
84 Russia 14.31 per 100 people compare
85 Argentina 14.05 per 100 people compare
86 El Salvador 13.96 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Cuba

Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.59 million (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 72.93 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.01 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 136,998 (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 1,694 (2023)
Air transport, freight 5.16 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 38.12 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 3,447 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 70.5% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 24.4% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Cuba?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Cuba was 14.49 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 Cuba?: The highest recorded value was 14.49 per 100 people in 2024.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Cuba?: The lowest recorded value was 2.01 per 100 people in 1978.
How does Cuba rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Cuba ranks 83rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Cuba?: Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cuba 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.