What is fixed telephone subscriptions in El Salvador?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in El Salvador was 13.96 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 El Salvador?

The highest recorded value was 18.17 per 100 people in 2009.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in El Salvador?

The lowest recorded value was 0.3811 per 100 people in 1966.

How does El Salvador rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

El Salvador ranks 86th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in El Salvador?

Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this El Salvador 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 El Salvador

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

El Salvador: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 13.96 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

13.96 per 100 people

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

86th

of 213 countries

All-time high

18.17 per 100 people

in 2009

All-time low

0.3811 per 100 people

in 1966

Years of data

1965–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in El Salvador, 1965–2024

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 El Salvador is 13.96 per 100 people, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in El Salvador peaked at 18.17 per 100 people in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.3811 per 100 people, in 1966.

That places El Salvador 86th 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	0.3816 per 100 people	0.3811 per 100 people	0.3837 per 100 people	5
1970s	1.09 per 100 people	0.7814 per 100 people	1.51 per 100 people	10
1980s	1.83 per 100 people	1.53 per 100 people	2.27 per 100 people	10
1990s	4.65 per 100 people	2.31 per 100 people	8.38 per 100 people	10
2000s	14.74 per 100 people	10.52 per 100 people	18.17 per 100 people	10
2010s	15.64 per 100 people	14.36 per 100 people	17.32 per 100 people	10
2020s	13.93 per 100 people	13.68 per 100 people	14.34 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

83 Cuba 14.49 per 100 people compare
84 Russia 14.31 per 100 people compare
85 Argentina 14.05 per 100 people compare
87 Azerbaijan 12.82 per 100 people compare
88 Seychelles 12.4 per 100 people compare
89 Colombia 11.94 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for El Salvador

Fixed telephone subscriptions 885,101 (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 176.52 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 11.19 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 3.26 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 25,109 (2023)
Air transport, freight 27.8 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 15.63 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 2,489 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 66.5% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 22.3% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in El Salvador?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in El Salvador was 13.96 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 El Salvador?: The highest recorded value was 18.17 per 100 people in 2009.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in El Salvador?: The lowest recorded value was 0.3811 per 100 people in 1966.
How does El Salvador rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: El Salvador ranks 86th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in El Salvador?: Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this El Salvador 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.