What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Jordan?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Jordan was 4.21 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 Jordan?

The highest recorded value was 12.01 per 100 people in 2002.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Jordan?

The lowest recorded value was 1.05 per 100 people in 1971.

How does Jordan rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Jordan ranks 136th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Jordan?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Jordan 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 Jordan

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

Jordan: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 4.21 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

4.21 per 100 people

Change on year

down 2.4%

World rank

136th

of 213 countries

All-time high

12.01 per 100 people

in 2002

All-time low

1.05 per 100 people

in 1971

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Jordan, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

Jordan recorded 4.21 per 100 people for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2024.

That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Jordan peaked at 12.01 per 100 people in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.05 per 100 people, in 1971.

That places Jordan 136th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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	1.26 per 100 people	1.24 per 100 people	1.37 per 100 people	9
1970s	1.5 per 100 people	1.05 per 100 people	2.45 per 100 people	8
1980s	4.95 per 100 people	2.73 per 100 people	7.2 per 100 people	10
1990s	7.62 per 100 people	6.67 per 100 people	10.7 per 100 people	10
2000s	9.98 per 100 people	7.02 per 100 people	12.01 per 100 people	10
2010s	4.59 per 100 people	3.33 per 100 people	6.65 per 100 people	10
2020s	3.96 per 100 people	3.6 per 100 people	4.31 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Jordan

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More infrastructure data for Jordan

Fixed telephone subscriptions 485,928 (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 69.64 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.05 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 3.73 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 34,667 (2023)
Air transport, freight 110.06 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 0.682 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 60.59 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 95.6% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 45.0% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Jordan?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Jordan was 4.21 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 Jordan?: The highest recorded value was 12.01 per 100 people in 2002.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Jordan?: The lowest recorded value was 1.05 per 100 people in 1971.
How does Jordan rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Jordan ranks 136th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Jordan?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Jordan 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

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.