Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Curacao
Curacao: Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people was 24.79 per 100 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
24.79 per 100 people
Change on year
down 9.1%
World rank
47th
of 212 countries
All-time high
53.32 per 100 people
in 2009
All-time low
24.79 per 100 people
in 2023
Years of data
15
2009–2023
Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Curacao, 2009–2023
Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Curacao recorded 24.79 per 100 people for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Curacao peaked at 53.32 per 100 people in 2009 and was at its lowest, 24.79 per 100 people, in 2023.
Curacao ranks 47th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Curacao, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 53.32 per 100 people | — |
| 2010 | 50.26 per 100 people | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 42.93 per 100 people | -14.6% |
| 2012 | 39.7 per 100 people | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 39.06 per 100 people | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 37.04 per 100 people | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 37.55 per 100 people | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 35.3 per 100 people | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 36.62 per 100 people | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 32.38 per 100 people | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 28.23 per 100 people | -12.8% |
| 2020 | 28.92 per 100 people | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 28.65 per 100 people | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 27.29 per 100 people | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 24.79 per 100 people | -9.1% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 24.79 per 100 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 24.32 per 100 people, 1.0× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 24.79 per 100 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.27 per 100 people, 1.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.32 per 100 people | 53.32 per 100 people | 53.32 per 100 people | 1 |
| 2010s | 37.91 per 100 people | 28.23 per 100 people | 50.26 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.41 per 100 people | 24.79 per 100 people | 28.92 per 100 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 44 Cyprus 25.4 per 100 people compare
- 45 North Macedonia 25.02 per 100 people compare
- 46 Liechtenstein 24.81 per 100 people compare
- 48 Moldova 24.19 per 100 people compare
- 49 Puerto Rico 23.84 per 100 people compare
- 50 United States 23.61 per 100 people compare
More reference data data for Curacao
- Consumer price index 115.53 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 90.8% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita 0 metric tons per person (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 27.6% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 1 metric tons (2024)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 78.0% (2024)
- Land area in square kilometers, per capita 0.0029 sq. km per person (2023)
- Land area in hectares, per square kilometre 100 hectares per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Curacao?
- Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Curacao was 24.79 per 100 people in 2023, according to International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest landline phone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 53.32 per 100 people in 2009.
- What is the lowest landline phone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.79 per 100 people in 2023.
- How does Curacao rank for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Curacao ranks 47th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is landline phone subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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