What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Guatemala?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Guatemala was 10.77 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 Guatemala?

The highest recorded value was 15.09 per 100 people in 2016.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Guatemala?

The lowest recorded value was 0.4232 per 100 people in 1961.

How does Guatemala rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Guatemala ranks 105th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Guatemala?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Guatemala 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 Guatemala

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

Guatemala: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 10.77 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

10.77 per 100 people

Change on year

up 0.6%

World rank

105th

of 213 countries

All-time high

15.09 per 100 people

in 2016

All-time low

0.4232 per 100 people

in 1961

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Guatemala, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions in Guatemala stood at 10.77 per 100 people.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Guatemala peaked at 15.09 per 100 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4232 per 100 people, in 1961.

Guatemala ranks 105th 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	0.4637 per 100 people	0.4232 per 100 people	0.5123 per 100 people	10
1970s	0.8253 per 100 people	0.6736 per 100 people	1.15 per 100 people	10
1980s	1.49 per 100 people	1.19 per 100 people	1.8 per 100 people	10
1990s	3.13 per 100 people	2.11 per 100 people	5.35 per 100 people	10
2000s	8.58 per 100 people	5.78 per 100 people	10.4 per 100 people	10
2010s	12.27 per 100 people	10.34 per 100 people	15.09 per 100 people	10
2020s	11.7 per 100 people	10.71 per 100 people	13.18 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Guatemala

102 Latvia 10.94 per 100 people compare
103 New Zealand 10.82 per 100 people compare
104 Czechia 10.79 per 100 people compare
106 Brazil 10.63 per 100 people compare
107 Turkey 10.32 per 100 people compare
108 Turkmenistan 10.17 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Guatemala

Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.98 million (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 112.52 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 20.71 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 221,478 (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 1,666 (2023)
Air transport, freight 0.5395 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 109.2 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 6,118 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 60.2% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 25.1% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Guatemala?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Guatemala was 10.77 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 Guatemala?: The highest recorded value was 15.09 per 100 people in 2016.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Guatemala?: The lowest recorded value was 0.4232 per 100 people in 1961.
How does Guatemala rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Guatemala ranks 105th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Guatemala?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Guatemala 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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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.