Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Mexico
Mexico: Landline phone subscriptions, per capita was 0.2256 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Mexico, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Mexico is 0.2256 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Mexico peaked at 0.2256 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0081 units per person, in 1964.
Mexico ranks 53rd of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Mexico, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0092 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0089 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1962 | 0.0086 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0084 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0081 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0115 units per person | +41.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0111 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0107 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0104 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0101 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0169 units per person | +68.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0164 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0159 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0154 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.015 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0279 units per person | +86.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0305 units per person | +9.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0334 units per person | +9.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0362 units per person | +8.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0389 units per person | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0401 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0427 units per person | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0442 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0461 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0476 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0494 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0509 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0528 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0551 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0597 units per person | +8.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0647 units per person | +8.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0714 units per person | +10.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0785 units per person | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0869 units per person | +10.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0951 units per person | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0969 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0955 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0984 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1039 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1125 units per person | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 0.125 units per person | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1376 units per person | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1475 units per person | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1586 units per person | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1731 units per person | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1844 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1852 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1838 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1857 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1742 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1753 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1735 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1762 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1571 units per person | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1549 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1666 units per person | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1703 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1682 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1738 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1803 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1932 units per person | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1958 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2062 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2219 units per person | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 0.2256 units per person | +1.7% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.2256 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.107 units per person, 2.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.2256 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1427 units per person, 1.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +86.1% | 0.015 units per person | 0.0279 units per person |
| 1970 | +68.1% | 0.0101 units per person | 0.0169 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0097 units per person | 0.0081 units per person | 0.0115 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0246 units per person | 0.015 units per person | 0.0389 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0489 units per person | 0.0401 units per person | 0.0597 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0904 units per person | 0.0647 units per person | 0.1125 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1655 units per person | 0.125 units per person | 0.1857 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1696 units per person | 0.1549 units per person | 0.1803 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2085 units per person | 0.1932 units per person | 0.2256 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 50 French Polynesia 0.2347 units per person compare
- 51 Bahamas 0.232 units per person compare
- 52 Malaysia 0.2311 units per person compare
- 54 Netherlands 0.2209 units per person compare
- 55 Australia 0.2189 units per person compare
- 56 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2176 units per person compare
More reference data data for Mexico
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 16.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 84.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 157.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Mexico?
- Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Mexico was 0.2256 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest landline phone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2256 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest landline phone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0081 units per person in 1964.
- How does Mexico rank for landline phone subscriptions, per capita?
- Mexico ranks 53rd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is landline phone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Landline phone subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Landline phone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Landline phone subscriptions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Landline phone subscriptions International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Landline phone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.