Fixed telephone subscriptions in El Salvador
El Salvador: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 885,101 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions in El Salvador, 1965–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions in El Salvador stood at 885,101.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in El Salvador peaked at 1.10 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 12,200, in 1965.
El Salvador ranks 69th 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 | 12,200 | 12,200 | 12,200 | 5 |
| 1970s | 43,986 | 28,700 | 67,095 | 10 |
| 1980s | 89,310 | 68,833 | 119,867 | 10 |
| 1990s | 268,156 | 124,969 | 495,340 | 10 |
| 2000s | 884,795 | 625,285 | 1.10 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 963,449 | 893,630 | 1.06 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 875,477 | 856,090 | 894,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More infrastructure data for El Salvador
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 13.96 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 176.52 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 11.19 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 3.26 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 25,109 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 27.8 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 15.63 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 2,489 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 66.5% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 22.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in El Salvador?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in El Salvador was 885,101 in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.10 million in 2009.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,200 in 1965.
- How does El Salvador rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- El Salvador ranks 69th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.