Fixed telephone lines — all countries

Fixed telephone lines — Colombia

Fixed telephone lines in Colombia in 2024 — 11.94 per 100. Ranked 60 in the world out of 146. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 581.4%.

2024 11.94 per 100 −14.13% vs 2023
World rank 60of 146
Period maximum 19.26 per 1002002
Period minimum 1.71 per 1001961

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 100 people

Fixed telephone lines — Colombia, 1960–20240510152019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1.75 per 1001962: 1.71 per 1001964: 1.71 per 1001966: 2.1 per 1001968: 2.1 per 1001970: 2.85 per 1001972: 2.77 per 1001974: 2.77 per 1001976: 3.6 per 1001978: 4.04 per 1001980: 4.11 per 1001982: 4.72 per 1001984: 5.25 per 1001986: 6 per 1001988: 6.62 per 1001990: 7.44 per 1001992: 8.36 per 1001994: 10 per 1001996: 12.7 per 1001998: 16.8 per 1002000: 18.4 per 1002002: 19.26 per 1002004: 18.27 per 1002006: 18.41 per 1002008: 18.12 per 1002010: 16.05 per 1002012: 15.46 per 1002014: 15.42 per 1002016: 15 per 1002018: 14.22 per 1002020: 14.32 per 1002022: 14.59 per 1002024: 11.94 per 100
Change over the period: +10.19 (+581.43%) Average annual rate: 3.04 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Colombia 11.94 per 100
World 10.2 per 100
South America computed 10.23 per 100
Upper-middle-income countries computed 10.94 per 100
Fixed telephone lines — Colombia, by year Colombia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2024 11.94 −1.97 −14.13%
2023 13.91 −0.68 −4.68%
2022 14.59 −0.19 −1.3%
2021 14.78 +0.47 +3.27%
2020 14.32 +0.27 +1.89%
2019 14.05 −0.17 −1.22%
2018 14.22 −0.29 −2.02%
2017 14.52 −0.48 −3.22%
2016 15 −0.13 −0.89%
2015 15.14 −0.29 −1.85%
2014 15.42 −0.05 −0.34%
2013 15.47 +0.02 +0.11%
2012 15.46 −0.29 −1.84%
2011 15.75 −0.3 −1.88%
2010 16.05 −0.83 −4.94%
2009 16.88 −1.24 −6.83%
2008 18.12 −0.21 −1.14%
2007 18.33 −0.08 −0.46%
2006 18.41 +0.18 +1.01%
2005 18.23 −0.04 −0.22%
2004 18.27 −0.9 −4.72%
2003 19.17 −0.09 −0.45%
2002 19.26 +0.69 +3.74%
2001 18.56 +0.16 +0.89%
2000 18.4 +1.1 +6.36%
1999 17.3 +0.5 +2.98%
1998 16.8 +2.3 +15.86%
1997 14.5 +1.8 +14.17%
1996 12.7 +1.9 +17.59%
1995 10.8 +0.8 +8%
1994 10 +0.88 +9.65%
1993 9.12 +0.76 +9.09%
1992 8.36 +0.4 +5.03%
1991 7.96 +0.52 +6.99%
1990 7.44 +0.62 +9.12%
1989 6.82 +0.19 +2.93%
1988 6.62 +0.36 +5.67%
1987 6.27 +0.26 +4.4%
1986 6 +0.2 +3.43%
1985 5.8 +0.55 +10.55%
1984 5.25 +0.62 +13.37%
1983 4.63 −0.09 −1.83%
1982 4.72 +0.48 +11.4%
1981 4.24 +0.13 +3.06%
1980 4.11 +0.11 +2.82%
1979 4 −0.05 −1.14%
1978 4.04 +0.21 +5.51%
1977 3.83 +0.23 +6.39%
1976 3.6 +0.02 +0.63%
1975 3.58 +0.8 +28.99%
1974 2.77 +0 +0%
1973 2.77 +0 +0%
1972 2.77 +0 +0%
1971 2.77 −0.08 −2.68%
1970 2.85 +0.75 +35.84%
1969 2.1 +0 +0%
1968 2.1 +0 +0%
1967 2.1 +0 +0%
1966 2.1 −0.05 −2.4%
1965 2.15 +0.44 +25.59%
1964 1.71 +0 +0%
1963 1.71 +0 +0%
1962 1.71 +0 +0%
1961 1.71 −0.04 −2.3%
1960 1.75

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.