What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Barbados?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Barbados was 121,314 in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Barbados?

The highest recorded value was 149,532 in 2015.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Barbados?

The lowest recorded value was 6,933 in 1960.

How does Barbados rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Barbados ranks 127th out of 213 countries with data for 2022.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Barbados?

Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Barbados 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 Barbados

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

Barbados: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 121,314 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

121,314

Change on year

up 0.3%

World rank

127th

of 213 countries

All-time high

149,532

in 2015

All-time low

6,933

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2022

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Barbados, 1960–2022

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

Analysis

Barbados recorded 121,314 for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2022.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Barbados peaked at 149,532 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6,933, in 1960.

Barbados ranks 127th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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	8,867	6,933	10,801	10
1970s	24,704	18,682	33,765	10
1980s	47,648	34,539	66,113	10
1990s	92,126	72,141	115,000	10
2000s	132,962	123,832	135,732	10
2010s	137,183	120,471	149,532	10
2020s	123,431	120,980	128,000	3

Countries ranked near Barbados

124 Brunei 128,276 compare
125 Suriname 124,064 compare
126 Guyana 123,604 compare
128 Niger 117,563 compare
130 Nigeria 102,714 compare

See the full ranking of 260 places →

More infrastructure data for Barbados

Fixed telephone subscriptions 42.97 per 100 people (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 114.58 per 100 people (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 323,482 (2022)
Air transport, passengers carried 0 (1991)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 700 (1991)
Air transport, freight 0.4 million ton-km (1991)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 0.08 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 283.37 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 70.4% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 24.7% (2022)

All data for Barbados →

Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Barbados?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Barbados was 121,314 in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Barbados?: The highest recorded value was 149,532 in 2015.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Barbados?: The lowest recorded value was 6,933 in 1960.
How does Barbados rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Barbados ranks 127th out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Barbados?: Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Barbados 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.