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Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Guatemala

Guatemala: Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people was 10.77 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
10.77 per 100 people
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
105th
of 212 countries
All-time high
15.09 per 100 people
in 2016
All-time low
0.4232 per 100 people
in 1961
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Guatemala, 1960–2024

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Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 100 people.

Analysis

Guatemala recorded 10.77 per 100 people for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Guatemala peaked at 15.09 per 100 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4232 per 100 people, in 1961.

Guatemala ranks 105th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Guatemala, year by year

Year per 100 people Change
1960 0.4348 per 100 people —
1961 0.4232 per 100 people -2.7%
1962 0.4232 per 100 people +0.0%
1963 0.4232 per 100 people +0.0%
1964 0.4232 per 100 people +0.0%
1965 0.5123 per 100 people +21.0%
1966 0.4991 per 100 people -2.6%
1967 0.4991 per 100 people +0.0%
1968 0.4991 per 100 people +0.0%
1969 0.4991 per 100 people +0.0%
1970 0.6945 per 100 people +39.1%
1971 0.6736 per 100 people -3.0%
1972 0.6736 per 100 people +0.0%
1973 0.6736 per 100 people +0.0%
1974 0.6736 per 100 people +0.0%
1975 0.7673 per 100 people +13.9%
1976 0.832 per 100 people +8.4%
1977 0.9941 per 100 people +19.5%
1978 1.12 per 100 people +12.3%
1979 1.15 per 100 people +3.3%
1980 1.19 per 100 people +2.9%
1981 1.24 per 100 people +4.1%
1982 1.35 per 100 people +8.8%
1983 1.41 per 100 people +5.0%
1984 1.52 per 100 people +7.4%
1985 1.62 per 100 people +6.5%
1986 1.61 per 100 people -0.5%
1987 1.59 per 100 people -1.3%
1988 1.61 per 100 people +1.4%
1989 1.8 per 100 people +11.8%
1990 2.11 per 100 people +17.4%
1991 2.18 per 100 people +3.3%
1992 2.25 per 100 people +3.2%
1993 2.36 per 100 people +4.9%
1994 2.44 per 100 people +3.4%
1995 2.78 per 100 people +13.9%
1996 3.19 per 100 people +14.7%
1997 3.96 per 100 people +24.1%
1998 4.64 per 100 people +17.2%
1999 5.35 per 100 people +15.3%
2000 5.78 per 100 people +8.1%
2001 6.32 per 100 people +9.2%
2002 6.91 per 100 people +9.4%
2003 7.54 per 100 people +9.1%
2004 8.84 per 100 people +17.3%
2005 9.54 per 100 people +7.9%
2006 10.14 per 100 people +6.3%
2007 10.36 per 100 people +2.2%
2008 10.4 per 100 people +0.4%
2009 9.94 per 100 people -4.4%
2010 10.34 per 100 people +4.0%
2011 10.99 per 100 people +6.4%
2012 11.56 per 100 people +5.1%
2013 12.11 per 100 people +4.8%
2014 10.96 per 100 people -9.5%
2015 10.76 per 100 people -1.8%
2016 15.09 per 100 people +40.2%
2017 14.86 per 100 people -1.5%
2018 14.46 per 100 people -2.7%
2019 11.54 per 100 people -20.2%
2020 13.09 per 100 people +13.4%
2021 13.18 per 100 people +0.7%
2022 10.74 per 100 people -18.5%
2023 10.71 per 100 people -0.4%
2024 10.77 per 100 people +0.6%

Guatemala compared with similar countries

  • Guatemala's 10.77 per 100 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.7 per 100 people, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Guatemala's 10.77 per 100 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.27 per 100 people, 76% of the median. (40 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.4637 per 100 people 0.4232 per 100 people 0.5123 per 100 people 10
1970s 0.8253 per 100 people 0.6736 per 100 people 1.15 per 100 people 10
1980s 1.49 per 100 people 1.19 per 100 people 1.8 per 100 people 10
1990s 3.13 per 100 people 2.11 per 100 people 5.35 per 100 people 10
2000s 8.58 per 100 people 5.78 per 100 people 10.4 per 100 people 10
2010s 12.27 per 100 people 10.34 per 100 people 15.09 per 100 people 10
2020s 11.7 per 100 people 10.71 per 100 people 13.18 per 100 people 5

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 102 Latvia 10.94 per 100 people compare
  2. 103 New Zealand 10.82 per 100 people compare
  3. 104 Czechia 10.79 per 100 people compare
  4. 106 Brazil 10.63 per 100 people compare
  5. 107 Turkey 10.32 per 100 people compare
  6. 108 Turkmenistan 10.17 per 100 people compare

See the full ranking of 212 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Guatemala?
Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Guatemala was 10.77 per 100 people in 2024, 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 Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 15.09 per 100 people in 2016.
What is the lowest landline phone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4232 per 100 people in 1961.
How does Guatemala rank for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Guatemala ranks 105th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
Is landline phone subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Guatemala 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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About this data

Indicator
Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people
Unit
per 100 people
Source
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 11,787 data points, 1960–2024
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