What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Panama?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Panama was 17.36 per 100 people in 2023, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Panama?

The highest recorded value was 20.17 per 100 people in 2021.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Panama?

The lowest recorded value was 5.93 per 100 people in 1978.

How does Panama rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Panama ranks 68th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Panama?

Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Panama 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 Panama

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

Panama: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 17.36 per 100 people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

17.36 per 100 people

Change on year

down 9.4%

World rank

68th

of 213 countries

All-time high

20.17 per 100 people

in 2021

All-time low

5.93 per 100 people

in 1978

Years of data

1978–2023

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Panama, 1978–2023

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 Panama is 17.36 per 100 people, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 9.4% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Panama peaked at 20.17 per 100 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.93 per 100 people, in 1978.

Panama ranks 68th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	6.12 per 100 people	5.93 per 100 people	6.3 per 100 people	2
1980s	7.56 per 100 people	6.47 per 100 people	8.41 per 100 people	10
1990s	11.42 per 100 people	8.8 per 100 people	15.7 per 100 people	10
2000s	13.72 per 100 people	11.96 per 100 people	15.05 per 100 people	10
2010s	15.62 per 100 people	14.86 per 100 people	17.48 per 100 people	10
2020s	18.88 per 100 people	17.36 per 100 people	20.17 per 100 people	4

Countries ranked near Panama

65 Bosnia and Herzegovina 18.43 per 100 people compare
66 Iceland 17.42 per 100 people compare
67 Uzbekistan 17.39 per 100 people compare
69 Qatar 17.21 per 100 people compare
70 Saint Lucia 17.14 per 100 people compare
71 Libya 16.86 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Panama

Fixed telephone subscriptions 774,060 (2023)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 156.59 per 100 people (2023)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.98 million (2023)
Air transport, passengers carried 15.75 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 123,804 (2023)
Air transport, freight 143.67 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 136.6 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 31,040 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 72.8% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 62.7% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Panama?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Panama was 17.36 per 100 people in 2023, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Panama?: The highest recorded value was 20.17 per 100 people in 2021.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Panama?: The lowest recorded value was 5.93 per 100 people in 1978.
How does Panama rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Panama ranks 68th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Panama?: Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Panama 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.