Fixed telephone lines — all countries

Fixed telephone lines — Puerto Rico

Fixed telephone lines in Puerto Rico in 2024 — 23.84 per 100. Ranked 32 in the world out of 146. Since 1975, the indicator has risen by 191.8%.

2024 23.84 per 100 +1.97% vs 2023
World rank 32of 146
Period maximum 34.1 per 1002000
Period minimum 8.17 per 1001975

Trend over time

1975–2024 · per 100 people

Fixed telephone lines — Puerto Rico, 1975–2024010203040197519801985199019952000200520102015202020241975: 8.17 per 1001976: 9.14 per 1001977: 10 per 1001978: 10.91 per 1001979: 11.92 per 1001980: 12.85 per 1001981: 13.86 per 1001982: 14.35 per 1001983: 15.01 per 1001984: 16.22 per 1001985: 17.42 per 1001986: 18.61 per 1001987: 20.11 per 1001988: 21.89 per 1001989: 23.14 per 1001990: 27.7 per 1001991: 28.9 per 1001992: 30.4 per 1001993: 30.1 per 1001994: 30.8 per 1001995: 32.4 per 1001996: 33.7 per 1001997: 33.6 per 1001998: 33.5 per 1001999: 34.1 per 1002000: 34.1 per 1002001: 33.79 per 1002002: 33.5 per 1002003: 31.86 per 1002004: 29.27 per 1002005: 27.39 per 1002006: 27.49 per 1002007: 26.92 per 1002008: 25.32 per 1002009: 24.25 per 1002010: 23.98 per 1002011: 22.43 per 1002012: 19.37 per 1002013: 18.32 per 1002014: 23.1 per 1002015: 23.09 per 1002016: 23.4 per 1002017: 23.24 per 1002018: 21.38 per 1002019: 20.89 per 1002020: 21.8 per 1002021: 22.34 per 1002022: 22.81 per 1002023: 23.38 per 1002024: 23.84 per 100
Change over the period: +15.67 (+191.75%) Average annual rate: 2.21 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Puerto Rico 23.84 per 100
World 10.2 per 100
Fixed telephone lines — Puerto Rico, by year Puerto Rico All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2024 23.84 +0.46 +1.97%
2023 23.38 +0.58 +2.53%
2022 22.81 +0.47 +2.09%
2021 22.34 +0.54 +2.46%
2020 21.8 +0.91 +4.36%
2019 20.89 −0.48 −2.27%
2018 21.38 −1.87 −8.04%
2017 23.24 −0.16 −0.69%
2016 23.4 +0.32 +1.37%
2015 23.09 −0.01 −0.04%
2014 23.1 +4.78 +26.07%
2013 18.32 −1.05 −5.4%
2012 19.37 −3.06 −13.64%
2011 22.43 −1.55 −6.48%
2010 23.98 −0.27 −1.11%
2009 24.25 −1.07 −4.24%
2008 25.32 −1.59 −5.92%
2007 26.92 −0.57 −2.08%
2006 27.49 +0.1 +0.35%
2005 27.39 −1.88 −6.42%
2004 29.27 −2.59 −8.14%
2003 31.86 −1.63 −4.87%
2002 33.5 −0.29 −0.87%
2001 33.79 −0.31 −0.92%
2000 34.1 +0 +0.01%
1999 34.1 +0.6 +1.79%
1998 33.5 −0.1 −0.3%
1997 33.6 −0.1 −0.3%
1996 33.7 +1.3 +4.01%
1995 32.4 +1.6 +5.19%
1994 30.8 +0.7 +2.33%
1993 30.1 −0.3 −0.99%
1992 30.4 +1.5 +5.19%
1991 28.9 +1.2 +4.33%
1990 27.7 +4.56 +19.72%
1989 23.14 +1.25 +5.69%
1988 21.89 +1.78 +8.88%
1987 20.11 +1.49 +8.03%
1986 18.61 +1.19 +6.83%
1985 17.42 +1.2 +7.4%
1984 16.22 +1.21 +8.05%
1983 15.01 +0.66 +4.61%
1982 14.35 +0.5 +3.59%
1981 13.86 +1 +7.79%
1980 12.85 +0.93 +7.84%
1979 11.92 +1.01 +9.22%
1978 10.91 +0.92 +9.17%
1977 10 +0.85 +9.33%
1976 9.14 +0.97 +11.9%
1975 8.17

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.