Fixed telephone subscriptions in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 10.06 per 100 people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
10.06 per 100 people
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
109th
of 213 countries
All-time high
12.75 per 100 people
in 2016
All-time low
1.89 per 100 people
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Dominican Republic, 1980–2024

2.557.51012.51980200220241980: 1.9 per 100 people1981: 1.9 per 100 people1982: 2 per 100 people1983: 2 per 100 people1984: 2.1 per 100 people1985: 2.2 per 100 people1986: 2.3 per 100 people1987: 2.9 per 100 people1988: 3.3 per 100 people1989: 4.1 per 100 people1990: 4.8 per 100 people1991: 5.6 per 100 people1992: 6.4 per 100 people1993: 7 per 100 people1994: 7.2 per 100 people1995: 7.4 per 100 people1996: 7.7 per 100 people1997: 8.6 per 100 people1998: 9.3 per 100 people1999: 9.8 per 100 people2000: 10.4 per 100 people2001: 11 per 100 people2002: 10.3 per 100 people2003: 10.1 per 100 people2004: 9.9 per 100 people2005: 9.7 per 100 people2006: 9.6 per 100 people2007: 9.6 per 100 people2008: 10.3 per 100 people2009: 10 per 100 people2010: 10.3 per 100 people2011: 11.1 per 100 people2012: 11.2 per 100 people2013: 11.5 per 100 people2014: 11.9 per 100 people2015: 12.5 per 100 people2016: 12.7 per 100 people2017: 12.5 per 100 people2018: 11.9 per 100 people2019: 11.1 per 100 people2020: 10.5 per 100 people2021: 10.4 per 100 people2022: 10.2 per 100 people2023: 10.1 per 100 people2024: 10.1 per 100 people

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions in Dominican Republic is 10.06 per 100 people, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Dominican Republic peaked at 12.75 per 100 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.89 per 100 people, in 1980.

That places Dominican Republic 109th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 2.47 per 100 people 1.89 per 100 people 4.07 per 100 people 10
1990s 7.38 per 100 people 4.77 per 100 people 9.79 per 100 people 10
2000s 10.08 per 100 people 9.59 per 100 people 10.95 per 100 people 10
2010s 11.66 per 100 people 10.31 per 100 people 12.75 per 100 people 10
2020s 10.24 per 100 people 10.06 per 100 people 10.5 per 100 people 5

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 106 Brazil 10.63 per 100 people compare
  2. 107 Turkey 10.32 per 100 people compare
  3. 108 Turkmenistan 10.17 per 100 people compare
  4. 110 Armenia 10 per 100 people compare
  5. 111 Romania 9.06 per 100 people compare
  6. 112 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9.02 per 100 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Dominican Republic?
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Dominican Republic was 10.06 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 Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 12.75 per 100 people in 2016.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 1.89 per 100 people in 1980.
How does Dominican Republic rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Dominican Republic ranks 109th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Dominican Republic 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

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.