What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Suriname?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Suriname was 19.56 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 Suriname?

The highest recorded value was 20.5 per 100 people in 2023.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Suriname?

The lowest recorded value was 2.68 per 100 people in 1975.

How does Suriname rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Suriname ranks 64th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Suriname?

Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Suriname 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 Suriname

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

Suriname: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 19.56 per 100 people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

19.56 per 100 people

Change on year

down 4.6%

World rank

64th

of 213 countries

All-time high

20.5 per 100 people

in 2023

All-time low

2.68 per 100 people

in 1975

Years of data

1975–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Suriname, 1975–2024

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

Analysis

Suriname recorded 19.56 per 100 people for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2024.

That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Suriname peaked at 20.5 per 100 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.68 per 100 people, in 1975.

Suriname ranks 64th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	3.2 per 100 people	2.68 per 100 people	3.8 per 100 people	5
1980s	6.39 per 100 people	4.05 per 100 people	8.3 per 100 people	10
1990s	12.22 per 100 people	8.89 per 100 people	15.2 per 100 people	10
2000s	15.66 per 100 people	15.41 per 100 people	15.9 per 100 people	10
2010s	15.15 per 100 people	14.69 per 100 people	15.8 per 100 people	10
2020s	18.74 per 100 people	16.86 per 100 people	20.5 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Suriname

61 American Samoa 20.05 per 100 people compare
62 Saudi Arabia 19.75 per 100 people compare
63 Trinidad and Tobago 19.75 per 100 people compare
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

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More infrastructure data for Suriname

Fixed telephone subscriptions 124,064 (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 142.12 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 901,670 (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 149,672 (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 1,867 (2023)
Air transport, freight 23.62 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 99 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 158,867 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 87.4% (2023)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 8.0% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Suriname?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Suriname was 19.56 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 Suriname?: The highest recorded value was 20.5 per 100 people in 2023.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Suriname?: The lowest recorded value was 2.68 per 100 people in 1975.
How does Suriname rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Suriname ranks 64th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Suriname?: Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Suriname 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.