Fixed telephone lines — all countries

Fixed telephone lines — Chile

Fixed telephone lines in Chile in 2024 — 8.79 per 100. Ranked 81 in the world out of 146. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 442.7%.

2024 8.79 per 100 −12.66% vs 2023
World rank 81of 146
Period maximum 22.18 per 1002001
Period minimum 1.62 per 1001960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 100 people

Fixed telephone lines — Chile, 1960–2024010203019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1.62 per 1001962: 1.62 per 1001964: 1.62 per 1001966: 1.81 per 1001968: 1.81 per 1001970: 2.41 per 1001972: 2.42 per 1001974: 2.42 per 1001976: 2.85 per 1001978: 3.1 per 1001980: 3.16 per 1001982: 3.42 per 1001984: 3.96 per 1001986: 4.46 per 1001988: 4.84 per 1001990: 6.43 per 1001992: 9.24 per 1001994: 11.1 per 1001996: 14.6 per 1001998: 20.1 per 1002000: 21.3 per 1002002: 21.86 per 1002004: 20.66 per 1002006: 20.5 per 1002008: 20.93 per 1002010: 20.13 per 1002012: 18.79 per 1002014: 19.19 per 1002016: 18.48 per 1002018: 15.86 per 1002020: 13.26 per 1002022: 11.34 per 1002024: 8.79 per 100
Change over the period: +7.17 (+442.73%) Average annual rate: 2.68 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Chile 8.79 per 100
World 10.2 per 100
South America computed 10.23 per 100
Fixed telephone lines — Chile, by year Chile All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2024 8.79 −1.27 −12.66%
2023 10.06 −1.28 −11.27%
2022 11.34 −1.57 −12.15%
2021 12.91 −0.35 −2.65%
2020 13.26 −1.07 −7.46%
2019 14.33 −1.54 −9.69%
2018 15.86 −1.38 −8%
2017 17.24 −1.23 −6.67%
2016 18.48 −0.62 −3.23%
2015 19.09 −0.09 −0.49%
2014 19.19 +0.26 +1.39%
2013 18.92 +0.13 +0.7%
2012 18.79 −0.63 −3.24%
2011 19.42 −0.71 −3.54%
2010 20.13 −0.77 −3.67%
2009 20.9 −0.03 −0.15%
2008 20.93 +0.18 +0.87%
2007 20.75 +0.26 +1.25%
2006 20.5 −0.67 −3.18%
2005 21.17 +0.5 +2.43%
2004 20.66 +0.37 +1.83%
2003 20.29 −1.57 −7.18%
2002 21.86 −0.32 −1.42%
2001 22.18 +0.88 +4.12%
2000 21.3 +1 +4.93%
1999 20.3 +0.2 +1%
1998 20.1 +2.1 +11.67%
1997 18 +3.4 +23.29%
1996 14.6 +2.1 +16.8%
1995 12.5 +1.4 +12.61%
1994 11.1 +0.3 +2.78%
1993 10.8 +1.56 +16.88%
1992 9.24 +1.51 +19.53%
1991 7.73 +1.3 +20.22%
1990 6.43 +1.51 +30.7%
1989 4.92 +0.08 +1.61%
1988 4.84 +0.27 +5.98%
1987 4.57 +0.11 +2.46%
1986 4.46 +0.1 +2.33%
1985 4.36 +0.4 +10.04%
1984 3.96 +0.31 +8.55%
1983 3.65 +0.22 +6.56%
1982 3.42 +0.1 +3.02%
1981 3.32 +0.16 +4.99%
1980 3.16 +0.06 +1.93%
1979 3.11 +0.01 +0.24%
1978 3.1 +0.13 +4.55%
1977 2.96 +0.11 +3.93%
1976 2.85 +0.06 +2.12%
1975 2.79 +0.37 +15.23%
1974 2.42 +0 +0%
1973 2.42 +0 +0%
1972 2.42 +0 +0%
1971 2.42 +0.01 +0.38%
1970 2.41 +0.6 +33.1%
1969 1.81 +0 +0%
1968 1.81 +0 +0%
1967 1.81 +0 +0%
1966 1.81 +0 +0.06%
1965 1.81 +0.19 +11.82%
1964 1.62 +0 +0%
1963 1.62 +0 +0%
1962 1.62 +0 +0%
1961 1.62 +0 +0.11%
1960 1.62

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.