What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Puerto Rico?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Puerto Rico was 773,022 in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Puerto Rico?

The highest recorded value was 1.30 million in 2000.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Puerto Rico?

The lowest recorded value was 242,900 in 1975.

How does Puerto Rico rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Puerto Rico ranks 72nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Puerto Rico?

Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico

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

Puerto Rico: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 773,022 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

773,022

Change on year

up 2.0%

World rank

72nd

of 213 countries

All-time high

1.30 million

in 2000

All-time low

242,900

in 1975

Years of data

1975–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Puerto Rico, 1975–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions in Puerto Rico stood at 773,022.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Puerto Rico peaked at 1.30 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 242,900, in 1975.

That places Puerto Rico 72nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	308,700	242,900	377,400	5
1980s	589,300	413,200	812,998	10
1990s	1.16 million	982,187	1.29 million	10
2000s	1.11 million	905,735	1.30 million	10
2010s	770,816	660,838	890,820	10
2020s	742,224	714,199	773,022	5

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

69 El Salvador 885,101 compare
70 Sweden 796,716 compare
71 Panama 774,060 compare
73 Ethiopia 765,634 compare
74 Turkmenistan 735,547 compare
75 Moldova 734,202 compare

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More infrastructure data for Puerto Rico

Fixed telephone subscriptions 23.84 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.43 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.10 million (2024)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 7.1 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 2,205 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 87.3% (2022)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 24.3% (2022)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry 72.2% (2022)
Fixed broadband subscriptions 27.99 per 100 people (2024)
Fixed broadband subscriptions 907,465 (2024)

All data for Puerto Rico →

Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Puerto Rico?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Puerto Rico was 773,022 in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Puerto Rico?: The highest recorded value was 1.30 million in 2000.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Puerto Rico?: The lowest recorded value was 242,900 in 1975.
How does Puerto Rico rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Puerto Rico ranks 72nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Puerto Rico?: Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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.