What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Jamaica?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Jamaica was 15.99 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 Jamaica?

The highest recorded value was 19.48 per 100 people in 2001.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Jamaica?

The lowest recorded value was 1.21 per 100 people in 1960.

How does Jamaica rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Jamaica ranks 76th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Jamaica?

Over the last ten years it is up 75.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Jamaica 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 Jamaica

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

Jamaica: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 15.99 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

15.99 per 100 people

Change on year

down 1.0%

World rank

76th

of 213 countries

All-time high

19.48 per 100 people

in 2001

All-time low

1.21 per 100 people

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Jamaica, 1960–2024

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 Jamaica is 15.99 per 100 people, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 75.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Jamaica peaked at 19.48 per 100 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.21 per 100 people, in 1960.

That places Jamaica 76th 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	1.36 per 100 people	1.21 per 100 people	1.51 per 100 people	10
1970s	2.2 per 100 people	1.87 per 100 people	2.6 per 100 people	10
1980s	3.14 per 100 people	2.46 per 100 people	3.75 per 100 people	10
1990s	11.43 per 100 people	4.42 per 100 people	18.8 per 100 people	10
2000s	14.88 per 100 people	11.05 per 100 people	19.48 per 100 people	10
2010s	10.42 per 100 people	8.99 per 100 people	14.1 per 100 people	10
2020s	16 per 100 people	15.41 per 100 people	16.69 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Jamaica

73 New Caledonia 16.22 per 100 people compare
74 Laos 16.1 per 100 people compare
75 Lebanon 16.09 per 100 people compare
77 Tunisia 15.97 per 100 people compare
78 Bahrain 15.93 per 100 people compare
79 Guyana 15.04 per 100 people compare

See the full ranking of 260 places →

More infrastructure data for Jamaica

Fixed telephone subscriptions 453,882 (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 117.69 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.34 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 180,951 (2018)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 1,215 (2018)
Air transport, freight 0 million ton-km (2019)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 10.82 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 3,812 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 90.1% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 73.4% (2022)

All data for Jamaica →

Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Jamaica?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Jamaica was 15.99 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 Jamaica?: The highest recorded value was 19.48 per 100 people in 2001.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Jamaica?: The lowest recorded value was 1.21 per 100 people in 1960.
How does Jamaica rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Jamaica ranks 76th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Jamaica?: Over the last ten years it is up 75.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Jamaica 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.