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Fixed telephone lines — Caribbean

Fixed telephone lines in the Caribbean in 2022 — 11.03 per 100. Since 1983, the indicator has risen by 181.5%.

2022 11.03 per 100 −0.94% vs 2021
World rank —
Period maximum 11.53 per 1002001
Period minimum 3.92 per 1001983

Trend over time

1983–2022 · per 100 people

Fixed telephone lines — Caribbean, 1983–2022051015198319871991199519992003200720112015201920221983: 3.92 per 1001984: 4.2 per 1001985: 4.56 per 1001986: 4.88 per 1001987: 5.53 per 1001988: 5.82 per 1001989: 6.01 per 1001990: 6.9 per 1001991: 7.34 per 1001992: 7.81 per 1001993: 8.1 per 1001994: 8.41 per 1001995: 8.84 per 1001996: 9.28 per 1001997: 9.84 per 1001998: 10.27 per 1001999: 10.72 per 1002000: 11.16 per 1002001: 11.53 per 1002002: 11.5 per 1002003: 11.47 per 1002004: 11.13 per 1002005: 10.74 per 1002006: 11.01 per 1002007: 11.04 per 1002008: 10.96 per 1002009: 10.87 per 1002010: 10.71 per 1002011: 10.55 per 1002012: 10.32 per 1002013: 10.45 per 1002014: 10.88 per 1002015: 10.97 per 1002016: 10.93 per 1002017: 10.74 per 1002019: 10.88 per 1002020: 10.93 per 1002021: 11.14 per 1002022: 11.03 per 100
Change over the period: +7.11 (+181.48%) Average annual rate: 2.69 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Caribbean 11.03 per 100
World 10.9 per 100
Fixed telephone lines — Caribbean, by year Caribbean All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2022 11.03 −0.1 −0.94%
2021 11.14 +0.21 +1.93%
2020 10.93 +0.04 +0.4%
2019 10.88 — —
2017 10.74 −0.18 −1.69%
2016 10.93 −0.05 −0.42%
2015 10.97 +0.09 +0.83%
2014 10.88 +0.44 +4.2%
2013 10.45 +0.13 +1.26%
2012 10.32 −0.24 −2.23%
2011 10.55 −0.16 −1.49%
2010 10.71 −0.16 −1.44%
2009 10.87 −0.1 −0.89%
2008 10.96 −0.07 −0.66%
2007 11.04 +0.03 +0.26%
2006 11.01 +0.26 +2.46%
2005 10.74 −0.39 −3.46%
2004 11.13 −0.34 −3%
2003 11.47 −0.02 −0.18%
2002 11.5 −0.03 −0.28%
2001 11.53 +0.37 +3.3%
2000 11.16 +0.44 +4.11%
1999 10.72 +0.45 +4.34%
1998 10.27 +0.43 +4.4%
1997 9.84 +0.56 +6.04%
1996 9.28 +0.44 +4.97%
1995 8.84 +0.43 +5.15%
1994 8.41 +0.31 +3.83%
1993 8.1 +0.29 +3.7%
1992 7.81 +0.47 +6.4%
1991 7.34 +0.43 +6.3%
1990 6.9 +0.89 +14.88%
1989 6.01 +0.19 +3.26%
1988 5.82 +0.29 +5.3%
1987 5.53 +0.64 +13.17%
1986 4.88 +0.32 +6.98%
1985 4.56 +0.36 +8.61%
1984 4.2 +0.28 +7.22%
1983 3.92 — —

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.

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