Fixed telephone subscriptions in Iraq
Iraq: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 11.46 per 100 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Iraq, 1970–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions in Iraq is 11.46 per 100 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 161.0% on the previous year and up 115.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Iraq peaked at 11.46 per 100 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9276 per 100 people, in 1971.
That places Iraq 97th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9296 per 100 people | 0.9276 per 100 people | 0.9377 per 100 people | 5 |
| 1980s | 2.9 per 100 people | 1.83 per 100 people | 4.06 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.32 per 100 people | 2.84 per 100 people | 4.05 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.03 per 100 people | 2.68 per 100 people | 5.49 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.99 per 100 people | 5.28 per 100 people | 8.23 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.72 per 100 people | 4.39 per 100 people | 11.46 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More infrastructure data for Iraq
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.28 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 100.08 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 46.08 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 3.76 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 36,885 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 0 million ton-km (2019)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 35.2 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 798.72 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 81.5% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 15.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Iraq?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Iraq was 11.46 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 11.46 per 100 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9276 per 100 people in 1971.
- How does Iraq rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Iraq ranks 97th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 115.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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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About this data
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.