What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Chile?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Chile was 1.74 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Chile?

The highest recorded value was 3.56 million in 2009.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Chile?

The lowest recorded value was 131,803 in 1960.

How does Chile rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Chile ranks 51st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Chile?

Over the last ten years it is down 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Chile 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 Chile

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

Chile: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 1.74 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.74 million

Change on year

down 12.2%

World rank

51st

of 213 countries

All-time high

3.56 million

in 2009

All-time low

131,803

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Chile, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

Chile recorded 1.74 million for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2024.

The figure is down 12.2% on the previous year and down 49.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Chile peaked at 3.56 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 131,803, in 1960.

That places Chile 51st out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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	147,402	131,803	163,000	10
1970s	281,100	237,000	351,000	10
1980s	501,896	363,000	645,863	10
1990s	1.91 million	864,155	3.11 million	10
2000s	3.42 million	3.25 million	3.56 million	10
2010s	3.27 million	2.75 million	3.46 million	10
2020s	2.20 million	1.74 million	2.57 million	5

Countries ranked near Chile

48 Singapore 2.04 million compare
49 Guatemala 1.98 million compare
50 Tunisia 1.96 million compare
52 Romania 1.72 million compare
53 Cuba 1.59 million compare
54 Sri Lanka 1.58 million compare

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More infrastructure data for Chile

Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.79 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 132.66 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 26.22 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 21.32 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 144,494 (2023)
Air transport, freight 1,499 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 885 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 45,262 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 95.6% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 4.0% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Chile?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Chile was 1.74 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Chile?: The highest recorded value was 3.56 million in 2009.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Chile?: The lowest recorded value was 131,803 in 1960.
How does Chile rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Chile ranks 51st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Chile?: Over the last ten years it is down 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Chile 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.