Fixed telephone lines — all countries

Fixed telephone lines — Cayman Islands

Fixed telephone lines in the Cayman Islands in 2022 — 49.97 per 100. Ranked 7 in the world out of 212. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 275.9%.

2022 49.97 per 100 −2.69% vs 2021
World rank 7of 212
Period maximum 92.48 per 1002001
Period minimum 13.29 per 1001970

Trend over time

1970–2022 · per 100 people

Fixed telephone lines — Cayman Islands, 1970–2022025507510019701976198219881994200020062012201820221970: 13.29 per 1001971: 15.31 per 1001972: 15.31 per 1001973: 15.31 per 1001974: 15.31 per 1001975: 17.77 per 1001976: 19.02 per 1001977: 20.51 per 1001978: 21.59 per 1001979: 23.2 per 1001980: 24.27 per 1001984: 32.85 per 1001985: 34.45 per 1001986: 35.05 per 1001987: 38.18 per 1001988: 39.86 per 1001989: 43.23 per 1001990: 47.4 per 1001991: 43.2 per 1001992: 44.6 per 1001993: 46.7 per 1001994: 56.2 per 1001995: 59.3 per 1001997: 53.5 per 1001998: 74.9 per 1001999: 82.3 per 1002000: 88.22 per 1002001: 92.48 per 1002002: 89.38 per 1002003: 86.49 per 1002004: 83.79 per 1002005: 81.22 per 1002006: 78.79 per 1002007: 70.54 per 1002008: 69.92 per 1002009: 68.7 per 1002010: 69.04 per 1002011: 66.95 per 1002012: 65.44 per 1002013: 62.6 per 1002014: 54.69 per 1002015: 54.4 per 1002016: 54.07 per 1002017: 53.87 per 1002019: 53.47 per 1002020: 52.41 per 1002021: 51.35 per 1002022: 49.97 per 100
Change over the period: +36.68 (+275.94%) Average annual rate: 2.58 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Cayman Islands 49.97 per 100
World 10.9 per 100
Caribbean computed 11.03 per 100
High-income countries computed 31.41 per 100
Fixed telephone lines — Cayman Islands, by year Cayman Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2022 49.97 −1.38 −2.69%
2021 51.35 −1.06 −2.03%
2020 52.41 −1.06 −1.98%
2019 53.47
2017 53.87 −0.19 −0.35%
2016 54.07 −0.33 −0.62%
2015 54.4 −0.29 −0.53%
2014 54.69 −7.91 −12.63%
2013 62.6 −2.85 −4.35%
2012 65.44 −1.51 −2.25%
2011 66.95 −2.09 −3.03%
2010 69.04 +0.34 +0.49%
2009 68.7 −1.22 −1.74%
2008 69.92 −0.62 −0.88%
2007 70.54 −8.24 −10.46%
2006 78.79 −2.43 −2.99%
2005 81.22 −2.57 −3.07%
2004 83.79 −2.7 −3.13%
2003 86.49 −2.89 −3.23%
2002 89.38 −3.1 −3.35%
2001 92.48 +4.26 +4.83%
2000 88.22 +5.92 +7.19%
1999 82.3 +7.4 +9.88%
1998 74.9 +21.4 +40%
1997 53.5
1995 59.3 +3.1 +5.52%
1994 56.2 +9.5 +20.34%
1993 46.7 +2.1 +4.71%
1992 44.6 +1.4 +3.24%
1991 43.2 −4.2 −8.86%
1990 47.4 +4.17 +9.64%
1989 43.23 +3.37 +8.45%
1988 39.86 +1.68 +4.41%
1987 38.18 +3.13 +8.93%
1986 35.05 +0.6 +1.74%
1985 34.45 +1.61 +4.89%
1984 32.85
1980 24.27 +1.07 +4.6%
1979 23.2 +1.61 +7.45%
1978 21.59 +1.08 +5.29%
1977 20.51 +1.48 +7.81%
1976 19.02 +1.26 +7.08%
1975 17.77 +2.45 +16.03%
1974 15.31 +0 +0%
1973 15.31 +0 +0%
1972 15.31 +0 +0%
1971 15.31 +2.02 +15.19%
1970 13.29

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.