What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Ecuador?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Ecuador was 6.72 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 Ecuador?

The highest recorded value was 15.45 per 100 people in 2015.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Ecuador?

The lowest recorded value was 0.8993 per 100 people in 1965.

How does Ecuador rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Ecuador ranks 127th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Ecuador?

Over the last ten years it is down 55.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Ecuador 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 Ecuador

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

Ecuador: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 6.72 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

6.72 per 100 people

Change on year

down 15.8%

World rank

127th

of 213 countries

All-time high

15.45 per 100 people

in 2015

All-time low

0.8993 per 100 people

in 1965

Years of data

1965–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Ecuador, 1965–2024

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

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 6.72 per 100 people for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2024.

The figure is down 15.8% on the previous year and down 55.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Ecuador peaked at 15.45 per 100 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8993 per 100 people, in 1965.

That places Ecuador 127th 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	0.9121 per 100 people	0.8993 per 100 people	0.9153 per 100 people	5
1970s	1.99 per 100 people	1.46 per 100 people	2.74 per 100 people	10
1980s	3.23 per 100 people	2.79 per 100 people	4.45 per 100 people	10
1990s	6.27 per 100 people	4.59 per 100 people	9.06 per 100 people	10
2000s	11.8 per 100 people	9.65 per 100 people	13.58 per 100 people	10
2010s	14.47 per 100 people	12.66 per 100 people	15.45 per 100 people	10
2020s	9.22 per 100 people	6.72 per 100 people	11.76 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Ecuador

124 Lithuania 7.05 per 100 people compare
125 Sri Lanka 6.85 per 100 people compare
126 Georgia 6.78 per 100 people compare
129 Albania 5.92 per 100 people compare
130 Micronesia (country) 5.78 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Ecuador

Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.22 million (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 101.6 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 18.43 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 4.57 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 40,797 (2023)
Air transport, freight 120.01 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 442.4 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 24,821 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 77.2% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 13.0% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Ecuador?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Ecuador was 6.72 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 Ecuador?: The highest recorded value was 15.45 per 100 people in 2015.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Ecuador?: The lowest recorded value was 0.8993 per 100 people in 1965.
How does Ecuador rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Ecuador ranks 127th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Ecuador?: Over the last ten years it is down 55.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ecuador 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.