What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Puerto Rico?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Puerto Rico was 23.84 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 Puerto Rico?

The highest recorded value was 34.1 per 100 people in 2000.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Puerto Rico?

The lowest recorded value was 8.17 per 100 people in 1975.

How does Puerto Rico rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Puerto Rico ranks 49th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Puerto Rico?

Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico

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

Puerto Rico: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 23.84 per 100 people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

23.84 per 100 people

Change on year

up 2.0%

World rank

49th

of 213 countries

All-time high

34.1 per 100 people

in 2000

All-time low

8.17 per 100 people

in 1975

Years of data

1975–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Puerto Rico, 1975–2024

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

Analysis

Puerto Rico recorded 23.84 per 100 people for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Puerto Rico peaked at 34.1 per 100 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.17 per 100 people, in 1975.

Puerto Rico ranks 49th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	10.03 per 100 people	8.17 per 100 people	11.92 per 100 people	5
1980s	17.35 per 100 people	12.85 per 100 people	23.14 per 100 people	10
1990s	31.52 per 100 people	27.7 per 100 people	34.1 per 100 people	10
2000s	29.39 per 100 people	24.25 per 100 people	34.1 per 100 people	10
2010s	21.92 per 100 people	18.32 per 100 people	23.98 per 100 people	10
2020s	22.83 per 100 people	21.8 per 100 people	23.84 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

46 Liechtenstein 24.81 per 100 people compare
47 Curacao 24.79 per 100 people compare
48 Moldova 24.19 per 100 people compare
50 United States 23.61 per 100 people compare
51 French Polynesia 23.47 per 100 people compare
52 Bahamas 23.2 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Puerto Rico

Fixed telephone subscriptions 773,022 (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.43 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.10 million (2024)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 7.1 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 2,205 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 87.3% (2022)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 24.3% (2022)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry 72.2% (2022)
Fixed broadband subscriptions 27.99 per 100 people (2024)
Fixed broadband subscriptions 907,465 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Puerto Rico?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Puerto Rico was 23.84 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 Puerto Rico?: The highest recorded value was 34.1 per 100 people in 2000.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Puerto Rico?: The lowest recorded value was 8.17 per 100 people in 1975.
How does Puerto Rico rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Puerto Rico ranks 49th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Puerto Rico?: Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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.