Fixed telephone subscriptions in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 12 per 100 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Latin America & Caribbean, 1960–2025
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 Latin America & Caribbean is 12 per 100 people, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 18.5 per 100 people in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.5 per 100 people, in 1964.
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 | 1.57 per 100 people | 1.5 per 100 people | 1.63 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.65 per 100 people | 2.01 per 100 people | 3.79 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.94 per 100 people | 4.04 per 100 people | 5.9 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.07 per 100 people | 6.26 per 100 people | 13.02 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.17 per 100 people | 14.63 per 100 people | 18.5 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.32 per 100 people | 14.9 per 100 people | 18.28 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.33 per 100 people | 12 per 100 people | 14.6 per 100 people | 6 |
More infrastructure data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 80.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 116.8 per 100 people (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 779.00 million (2025)
- Air transport, passengers carried 316.28 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 2.64 million (2023)
- Air transport, freight 6,768 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 13,868 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 21,253 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 83.7% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 16.5% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Latin America & Caribbean was 12 per 100 people in 2025, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5 per 100 people in 2008.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 per 100 people in 1964.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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
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.