Fixed telephone lines — all countries

Fixed telephone lines — Saint Lucia

Fixed telephone lines in Saint Lucia in 2022 — 17.14 per 100. Ranked 72 in the world out of 212. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 741.3%.

2022 17.14 per 100 −5.04% vs 2021
World rank 72of 212
Period maximum 31.63 per 1002002
Period minimum 2.02 per 1001971

Trend over time

1970–2022 · per 100 people

Fixed telephone lines — Saint Lucia, 1970–202201020304019701976198219881994200020062012201820221970: 2.04 per 1001971: 2.02 per 1001972: 2.02 per 1001973: 2.02 per 1001974: 2.02 per 1001975: 3.23 per 1001976: 3.26 per 1001977: 3.38 per 1001978: 3.58 per 1001979: 3.85 per 1001980: 3.95 per 1001981: 4.04 per 1001982: 3.92 per 1001983: 3.89 per 1001984: 5.1 per 1001985: 5.7 per 1001986: 6.09 per 1001987: 6.51 per 1001988: 7.87 per 1001989: 8.91 per 1001990: 12.3 per 1001991: 12.3 per 1001992: 14.3 per 1001993: 16.9 per 1001994: 17.1 per 1001995: 20.6 per 1001996: 22.5 per 1001997: 24.2 per 1001998: 26.1 per 1001999: 28.4 per 1002000: 30.83 per 1002001: 31.2 per 1002002: 31.63 per 1002003: 30.07 per 1002004: 25.57 per 1002005: 23.57 per 1002006: 23.62 per 1002007: 23.66 per 1002008: 24.25 per 1002009: 22.7 per 1002010: 21.91 per 1002011: 20.9 per 1002012: 21.35 per 1002013: 19.32 per 1002014: 18.85 per 1002015: 19.94 per 1002016: 20.24 per 1002017: 19.86 per 1002018: 20.6 per 1002019: 8.89 per 1002020: 8.38 per 1002021: 18.05 per 1002022: 17.14 per 100
Change over the period: +15.1 (+741.33%) Average annual rate: 4.18 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Saint Lucia 17.14 per 100
World 10.9 per 100
Caribbean computed 11.03 per 100
Upper-middle-income countries computed 11.76 per 100
Fixed telephone lines — Saint Lucia, by year Saint Lucia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2022 17.14 −0.91 −5.04%
2021 18.05 +9.66 +115.26%
2020 8.38 −0.51 −5.73%
2019 8.89 −11.71 −56.83%
2018 20.6 +0.75 +3.76%
2017 19.86 −0.38 −1.88%
2016 20.24 +0.3 +1.49%
2015 19.94 +1.08 +5.75%
2014 18.85 −0.47 −2.43%
2013 19.32 −2.02 −9.48%
2012 21.35 +0.45 +2.15%
2011 20.9 −1.01 −4.63%
2010 21.91 −0.79 −3.47%
2009 22.7 −1.55 −6.4%
2008 24.25 +0.59 +2.51%
2007 23.66 +0.04 +0.17%
2006 23.62 +0.05 +0.2%
2005 23.57 −2 −7.82%
2004 25.57 −4.49 −14.94%
2003 30.07 −1.56 −4.93%
2002 31.63 +0.42 +1.35%
2001 31.2 +0.37 +1.22%
2000 30.83 +2.43 +8.55%
1999 28.4 +2.3 +8.81%
1998 26.1 +1.9 +7.85%
1997 24.2 +1.7 +7.56%
1996 22.5 +1.9 +9.22%
1995 20.6 +3.5 +20.47%
1994 17.1 +0.2 +1.18%
1993 16.9 +2.6 +18.18%
1992 14.3 +2 +16.26%
1991 12.3 +0 +0%
1990 12.3 +3.39 +37.98%
1989 8.91 +1.04 +13.21%
1988 7.87 +1.37 +20.98%
1987 6.51 +0.42 +6.87%
1986 6.09 +0.39 +6.88%
1985 5.7 +0.6 +11.79%
1984 5.1 +1.2 +30.93%
1983 3.89 −0.03 −0.82%
1982 3.92 −0.11 −2.73%
1981 4.04 +0.09 +2.25%
1980 3.95 +0.1 +2.49%
1979 3.85 +0.27 +7.63%
1978 3.58 +0.2 +5.85%
1977 3.38 +0.12 +3.61%
1976 3.26 +0.03 +1.03%
1975 3.23 +1.21 +59.92%
1974 2.02 +0 +0%
1973 2.02 +0 +0%
1972 2.02 +0 +0%
1971 2.02 −0.02 −0.89%
1970 2.04

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.