Fixed telephone subscriptions in Argentina
Argentina: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 6.42 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Argentina, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Argentina recorded 6.42 million for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2024.
The figure is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Argentina peaked at 10.16 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 914,656, in 1960.
That places Argentina 21st out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | 1.01 million | 914,656 | 1.10 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.50 million | 1.29 million | 1.80 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.61 million | 1.88 million | 3.18 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.18 million | 3.03 million | 7.22 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.90 million | 7.71 million | 9.77 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.61 million | 7.76 million | 10.16 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.10 million | 6.42 million | 7.63 million | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for Argentina
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14.05 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 140.24 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 64.08 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 21.06 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 156,614 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 136.48 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 292 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 6,431 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 89.7% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 15.5% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Argentina?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Argentina was 6.42 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 10.16 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 914,656 in 1960.
- How does Argentina rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Argentina ranks 21st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions. 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.