Fixed telephone lines — all countries

Fixed telephone lines — Mercosur

Fixed telephone lines in Mercosur in 2024 — 11.17 per 100. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 546.7%.

2024 11.17 per 100 −9.49% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 21.86 per 1002013
Period minimum 1.69 per 1001964

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 100 people

Fixed telephone lines — Mercosur, 1960–2024010203019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1.73 per 1001962: 1.71 per 1001964: 1.69 per 1001966: 1.89 per 1001968: 1.87 per 1001970: 2.17 per 1001972: 2.17 per 1001974: 2.16 per 1001976: 3.09 per 1001978: 3.81 per 1001980: 4.47 per 1001982: 5.1 per 1001984: 5.55 per 1001986: 5.92 per 1001988: 6.33 per 1001990: 6.7 per 1001992: 7.53 per 1001994: 8.71 per 1001996: 10.46 per 1001998: 12.88 per 1002000: 17.77 per 1002002: 20.66 per 1002004: 21 per 1002006: 20.54 per 1002008: 21.28 per 1002010: 21.33 per 1002012: 21.66 per 1002014: 21.37 per 1002016: 20.34 per 1002018: 18.47 per 1002020: 14.53 per 1002022: 13.03 per 1002024: 11.17 per 100
Change over the period: +9.44 (+546.72%) Average annual rate: 2.96 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Mercosur 11.17 per 100
World 10.2 per 100
Fixed telephone lines — Mercosur, by year Mercosur All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2024 11.17 −1.17 −9.49%
2023 12.34 −0.69 −5.31%
2022 13.03 −0.88 −6.31%
2021 13.91 −0.63 −4.3%
2020 14.53 −1.37 −8.59%
2019 15.9 −2.57 −13.91%
2018 18.47 −0.94 −4.83%
2017 19.4 −0.94 −4.61%
2016 20.34 −0.77 −3.63%
2015 21.11 −0.26 −1.22%
2014 21.37 −0.49 −2.23%
2013 21.86 +0.19 +0.89%
2012 21.66 +0.24 +1.11%
2011 21.43 +0.09 +0.44%
2010 21.33 +0.13 +0.62%
2009 21.2 −0.08 −0.36%
2008 21.28 +0.66 +3.22%
2007 20.61 +0.07 +0.35%
2006 20.54 −0.64 −3.03%
2005 21.18 +0.19 +0.88%
2004 21 +0.03 +0.14%
2003 20.97 +0.31 +1.52%
2002 20.66 +0.18 +0.88%
2001 20.48 +2.71 +15.25%
2000 17.77 +2.69 +17.86%
1999 15.07 +2.2 +17.05%
1998 12.88 +1.36 +11.85%
1997 11.51 +1.06 +10.09%
1996 10.46 +1.04 +11.02%
1995 9.42 +0.71 +8.18%
1994 8.71 +0.84 +10.72%
1993 7.86 +0.33 +4.38%
1992 7.53 +0.53 +7.51%
1991 7.01 +0.31 +4.56%
1990 6.7 +0.25 +3.84%
1989 6.45 +0.13 +2.03%
1988 6.33 +0.26 +4.33%
1987 6.06 +0.14 +2.44%
1986 5.92 +0.12 +2.02%
1985 5.8 +0.25 +4.47%
1984 5.55 +0.32 +6.14%
1983 5.23 +0.13 +2.57%
1982 5.1 +0.3 +6.17%
1981 4.8 +0.34 +7.59%
1980 4.47 +0.31 +7.56%
1979 4.15 +0.34 +9.03%
1978 3.81 +0.39 +11.57%
1977 3.41 +0.33 +10.56%
1976 3.09 +0.18 +6.07%
1975 2.91 +0.75 +34.88%
1974 2.16 −0.01 −0.27%
1973 2.16 −0.01 −0.29%
1972 2.17 −0.01 −0.3%
1971 2.18 +0 +0.16%
1970 2.17 +0.31 +16.36%
1969 1.87 −0.01 −0.38%
1968 1.87 −0.01 −0.4%
1967 1.88 −0.01 −0.43%
1966 1.89 −0 −0.15%
1965 1.89 +0.2 +11.73%
1964 1.69 −0.01 −0.49%
1963 1.7 −0.01 −0.49%
1962 1.71 −0.01 −0.5%
1961 1.72 −0.01 −0.4%
1960 1.73

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.