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Fixed telephone lines — Bahamas

Fixed telephone lines in the Bahamas in 2024 — 23.2 per 100. Ranked 34 in the world out of 146. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 103.7%.

2024 23.2 per 100 −4.21% vs 2023
World rank 34of 146
Period maximum 41.18 per 1002004
Period minimum 11.29 per 1001975

Trend over time

1970–2024 · per 100 people

Fixed telephone lines — Bahamas, 1970–2024020406019701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 11.39 per 1001971: 12.04 per 1001972: 12.04 per 1001973: 12.04 per 1001974: 12.04 per 1001975: 11.29 per 1001976: 12.81 per 1001977: 12.59 per 1001978: 13.58 per 1001979: 13.26 per 1001980: 13.89 per 1001981: 14.14 per 1001982: 17.11 per 1001983: 15.33 per 1001984: 16.09 per 1001985: 17.07 per 1001986: 19.31 per 1001987: 21.08 per 1001988: 22.42 per 1001989: 23.3 per 1001990: 25.3 per 1001991: 27.8 per 1001992: 26.9 per 1001993: 26.1 per 1001994: 26.6 per 1001995: 27.8 per 1001996: 29.2 per 1001997: 31.6 per 1001998: 33.6 per 1001999: 34.8 per 1002000: 35.31 per 1002001: 37.61 per 1002002: 38.16 per 1002003: 39.29 per 1002004: 41.18 per 1002005: 38.7 per 1002006: 37.77 per 1002007: 37.6 per 1002008: 37.07 per 1002009: 35.55 per 1002010: 35.19 per 1002011: 35.78 per 1002012: 35.96 per 1002013: 35.89 per 1002014: 32.87 per 1002015: 31.38 per 1002016: 31.2 per 1002017: 29.16 per 1002018: 28.89 per 1002019: 23.09 per 1002020: 22.99 per 1002021: 21.62 per 1002022: 21.75 per 1002023: 24.22 per 1002024: 23.2 per 100
Change over the period: +11.81 (+103.69%) Average annual rate: 1.33 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bahamas

Bahamas 23.2 per 100
World 10.2 per 100
Latin America & Caribbean 12.6 per 100
Fixed telephone lines — Bahamas, by year Bahamas All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2024 23.2 −1.02 −4.21%
2023 24.22 +2.46 +11.31%
2022 21.75 +0.13 +0.61%
2021 21.62 −1.37 −5.94%
2020 22.99 −0.1 −0.44%
2019 23.09 −5.8 −20.08%
2018 28.89 −0.27 −0.92%
2017 29.16 −2.05 −6.56%
2016 31.2 −0.18 −0.56%
2015 31.38 −1.49 −4.53%
2014 32.87 −3.02 −8.41%
2013 35.89 −0.07 −0.19%
2012 35.96 +0.18 +0.5%
2011 35.78 +0.59 +1.67%
2010 35.19 −0.36 −1%
2009 35.55 −1.52 −4.11%
2008 37.07 −0.53 −1.41%
2007 37.6 −0.16 −0.44%
2006 37.77 −0.93 −2.41%
2005 38.7 −2.49 −6.04%
2004 41.18 +1.9 +4.83%
2003 39.29 +1.12 +2.94%
2002 38.16 +0.55 +1.47%
2001 37.61 +2.3 +6.52%
2000 35.31 +0.51 +1.47%
1999 34.8 +1.2 +3.57%
1998 33.6 +2 +6.33%
1997 31.6 +2.4 +8.22%
1996 29.2 +1.4 +5.04%
1995 27.8 +1.2 +4.51%
1994 26.6 +0.5 +1.92%
1993 26.1 −0.8 −2.97%
1992 26.9 −0.9 −3.24%
1991 27.8 +2.5 +9.88%
1990 25.3 +2 +8.6%
1989 23.3 +0.87 +3.9%
1988 22.42 +1.34 +6.36%
1987 21.08 +1.77 +9.17%
1986 19.31 +2.24 +13.12%
1985 17.07 +0.98 +6.1%
1984 16.09 +0.76 +4.94%
1983 15.33 −1.77 −10.38%
1982 17.11 +2.96 +20.96%
1981 14.14 +0.25 +1.82%
1980 13.89 +0.63 +4.74%
1979 13.26 −0.32 −2.35%
1978 13.58 +0.99 +7.89%
1977 12.59 −0.22 −1.74%
1976 12.81 +1.52 +13.42%
1975 11.29 −0.75 −6.23%
1974 12.04 +0 +0%
1973 12.04 +0 +0%
1972 12.04 +0 +0%
1971 12.04 +0.66 +5.76%
1970 11.39 — —

Caribbean, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

VG British Virgin Islands 61.93 PR Puerto Rico 23.84 BS Bahamas 23.2 TT Trinidad and Tobago 19.75 JM Jamaica 15.99 CU Cuba 14.49 DO Dominican Republic 10.06 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9.02
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About the indicator

The number of active fixed telephone lines per 100 people. One of the few telecom indicators that is steadily falling the world over: mobile service and IP telephony are pushing landlines out. The trend of the series is a plain illustration of technological substitution.

Source: ICT Indicators (ITU), license ITU terms of use.

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