Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Curacao
Curacao: Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people was 24.79 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Curacao, 2009–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Curacao recorded 24.79 for fixed telephone 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, fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Curacao peaked at 53.32 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 24.79, 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.
Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Curacao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 53.32 | — |
| 2010 | 50.26 | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 42.93 | -14.6% |
| 2012 | 39.7 | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 39.06 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 37.04 | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 37.55 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 35.3 | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 36.62 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 32.38 | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 28.23 | -12.8% |
| 2020 | 28.92 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 28.65 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 27.29 | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 24.79 | -9.1% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 24.79 is above the median for high income countries, which is 24.32, 1.0× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 24.79 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.27, 1.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.32 | 53.32 | 53.32 | 1 |
| 2010s | 37.91 | 28.23 | 50.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.41 | 24.79 | 28.92 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 44 Cyprus 25.4 compare
- 45 North Macedonia 25.02 compare
- 46 Liechtenstein 24.81 compare
- 48 Moldova 24.19 compare
- 49 Puerto Rico 23.84 compare
- 50 United States 23.61 compare
More reference data data for Curacao
- Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate 0.0444 % change on previous year (2025)
- Consumer price index 115.53 (2019)
- Urban vs rural majority, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled 45,974 (2023)
- Contribution temp rise degrees, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Asylum seekers and refugees 0 (2024)
- How have things changed?, annual growth rate 8.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- How have things changed?, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Landline phone subscriptions, per capita 0.2973 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Curacao?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Curacao was 24.79 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 53.32 in 2009.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.79 in 2023.
- How does Curacao rank for fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Curacao ranks 47th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fixed telephone 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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