What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Arab World?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Arab World was 9.48 per 100 people in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Arab World?

The highest recorded value was 10.08 per 100 people in 2008.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Arab World?

The lowest recorded value was 0.6782 per 100 people in 1966.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Arab World?

Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Arab World data come from?

The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Arab World

Name: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Arab World
Creator: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Arab World: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 9.48 per 100 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

9.48 per 100 people

Change on year

up 5.5%

All-time high

10.08 per 100 people

in 2008

All-time low

0.6782 per 100 people

in 1966

Years of data

1966–2022

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Arab World, 1966–2022

Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.

Analysis

In 2022, fixed telephone subscriptions in Arab World stood at 9.48 per 100 people.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Arab World peaked at 10.08 per 100 people in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.6782 per 100 people, in 1966.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.6804 per 100 people	0.6782 per 100 people	0.6825 per 100 people	4
1970s	0.9772 per 100 people	0.7996 per 100 people	1.38 per 100 people	10
1980s	2.52 per 100 people	1.67 per 100 people	3.19 per 100 people	9
1990s	4.65 per 100 people	3.42 per 100 people	6.42 per 100 people	10
2000s	8.88 per 100 people	6.9 per 100 people	10.08 per 100 people	10
2010s	8.37 per 100 people	7.24 per 100 people	9.6 per 100 people	10
2020s	9.05 per 100 people	8.67 per 100 people	9.48 per 100 people	3

More infrastructure data for Arab World

Fixed telephone subscriptions 37.45 million (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 102.93 per 100 people (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 430.81 million (2022)
Air transport, passengers carried 251.73 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 1.59 million (2023)
Air transport, freight 31,179 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 111.97 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 240.11 cubic meters (2022)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 13.6% (2022)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry 6.0% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Arab World?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Arab World was 9.48 per 100 people in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Arab World?: The highest recorded value was 10.08 per 100 people in 2008.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Arab World?: The lowest recorded value was 0.6782 per 100 people in 1966.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Arab World?: Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Arab World data come from?: The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit: per 100 people
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 260 places, 14,528 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.