What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Peru?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Peru was 1.40 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Peru?

The highest recorded value was 3.55 million in 2009.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Peru?

The lowest recorded value was 83,000 in 1965.

How does Peru rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Peru ranks 56th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Peru?

Over the last ten years it is down 53.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Peru 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 Peru

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

Peru: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 1.40 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.40 million

Change on year

down 7.2%

World rank

56th

of 213 countries

All-time high

3.55 million

in 2009

All-time low

83,000

in 1965

Years of data

1965–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Peru, 1965–2024

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

Analysis

Peru recorded 1.40 million for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2024.

That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and down 53.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Peru peaked at 3.55 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 83,000, in 1965.

Peru ranks 56th 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	83,000	83,000	83,000	5
1970s	202,710	140,000	287,000	10
1980s	403,417	302,815	530,674	10
1990s	1.06 million	539,914	1.69 million	10
2000s	2.34 million	1.57 million	3.55 million	10
2010s	3.05 million	2.47 million	3.42 million	10
2020s	1.81 million	1.40 million	2.21 million	5

Countries ranked near Peru

53 Cuba 1.59 million compare
54 Sri Lanka 1.58 million compare
55 Ukraine 1.43 million compare
57 Azerbaijan 1.33 million compare
58 Laos 1.23 million compare
59 Ecuador 1.22 million compare

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More infrastructure data for Peru

Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.08 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 124.62 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 42.64 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 17.72 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 125,564 (2023)
Air transport, freight 299.23 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 1,641 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 49,021 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 82.0% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 12.1% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Peru?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Peru was 1.40 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Peru?: The highest recorded value was 3.55 million in 2009.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Peru?: The lowest recorded value was 83,000 in 1965.
How does Peru rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Peru ranks 56th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Peru?: Over the last ten years it is down 53.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Peru 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.