What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Bahamas?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Bahamas was 93,084 in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Bahamas?

The highest recorded value was 139,936 in 2004.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Bahamas?

The lowest recorded value was 20,400 in 1970.

How does Bahamas rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Bahamas ranks 131st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Bahamas?

Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Bahamas 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.

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Bahamas

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

Bahamas: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 93,084 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

93,084

Change on year

down 3.8%

World rank

131st

of 213 countries

All-time high

139,936

in 2004

All-time low

20,400

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Bahamas, 1970–2024

Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

Analysis

Bahamas recorded 93,084 for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2024.

The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Bahamas peaked at 139,936 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 20,400, in 1970.

Bahamas ranks 131st of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	23,600	20,400	29,200	10
1980s	44,268	31,080	61,853	10
1990s	86,820	69,872	111,184	10
2000s	129,521	114,347	139,936	10
2010s	121,942	91,129	136,000	10
2020s	90,600	85,705	96,729	5

Countries ranked near Bahamas

128 Niger 117,563 compare
130 Nigeria 102,714 compare
132 Botswana 83,182 compare
133 Burkina Faso 81,718 compare
134 Macao 81,260 compare

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More infrastructure data for Bahamas

Fixed telephone subscriptions 23.2 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 96.68 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 387,960 (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 1.47 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 41,831 (2023)
Air transport, freight 18.57 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 0.7 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 1,761 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 92.5% (2024)
Fixed broadband subscriptions 25.27 per 100 people (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Bahamas?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Bahamas was 93,084 in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Bahamas?: The highest recorded value was 139,936 in 2004.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Bahamas?: The lowest recorded value was 20,400 in 1970.
How does Bahamas rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Bahamas ranks 131st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Bahamas?: Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bahamas 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

Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 260 places, 14,482 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.