Fixed telephone subscriptions in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 610,457 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Costa Rica, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions in Costa Rica stood at 610,457.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Costa Rica peaked at 1.50 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 10,000, in 1960.
Costa Rica ranks 78th 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 | 15,000 | 10,000 | 20,000 | 10 |
| 1970s | 73,470 | 40,000 | 133,600 | 10 |
| 1980s | 210,747 | 157,400 | 272,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 494,147 | 281,433 | 802,597 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.25 million | 898,734 | 1.50 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 885,650 | 640,302 | 1.06 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 559,440 | 491,265 | 632,142 | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for Costa Rica
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.9 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 136.03 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.98 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 1.97 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 15,698 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 7.18 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 113 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 22,236 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 87.2% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 32.2% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Costa Rica?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Costa Rica was 610,457 in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.50 million in 2009.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,000 in 1960.
- How does Costa Rica rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Costa Rica ranks 78th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.