What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Uruguay?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Uruguay was 35.62 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 Uruguay?

The highest recorded value was 37.12 per 100 people in 2022.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Uruguay?

The lowest recorded value was 4.33 per 100 people in 1961.

How does Uruguay rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Uruguay ranks 27th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Uruguay?

Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Uruguay 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 Uruguay

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

Uruguay: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 35.62 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

35.62 per 100 people

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

27th

of 213 countries

All-time high

37.12 per 100 people

in 2022

All-time low

4.33 per 100 people

in 1961

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Uruguay, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions in Uruguay stood at 35.62 per 100 people.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Uruguay peaked at 37.12 per 100 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.33 per 100 people, in 1961.

Uruguay ranks 27th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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	4.81 per 100 people	4.33 per 100 people	5.3 per 100 people	10
1970s	6.28 per 100 people	5.69 per 100 people	7.21 per 100 people	10
1980s	9.3 per 100 people	7.45 per 100 people	12.13 per 100 people	10
1990s	19.57 per 100 people	13.4 per 100 people	27.6 per 100 people	10
2000s	29.31 per 100 people	28.45 per 100 people	30.62 per 100 people	10
2010s	31.96 per 100 people	28.99 per 100 people	34.3 per 100 people	10
2020s	36.02 per 100 people	35.41 per 100 people	37.12 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Uruguay

24 Spain 38.05 per 100 people compare
25 Mauritius 36.88 per 100 people compare
26 Serbia 36.69 per 100 people compare
28 Singapore 34.99 per 100 people compare
29 United Kingdom 34.38 per 100 people compare
30 Italy 34.21 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Uruguay

Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.21 million (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 145.5 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.93 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 563,632 (2009)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 8,731 (2009)
Air transport, freight 3.76 million ton-km (2009)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 92.2 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 27,190 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 92.0% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 9.4% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Uruguay?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Uruguay was 35.62 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 Uruguay?: The highest recorded value was 37.12 per 100 people in 2022.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Uruguay?: The lowest recorded value was 4.33 per 100 people in 1961.
How does Uruguay rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Uruguay ranks 27th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Uruguay?: Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Uruguay 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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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.