What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Lebanon?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Lebanon was 16.09 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 Lebanon?

The highest recorded value was 28.72 per 100 people in 2016.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Lebanon?

The lowest recorded value was 10.42 per 100 people in 1982.

How does Lebanon rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Lebanon ranks 75th out of 213 countries with data for 2022.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Lebanon?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Lebanon 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 Lebanon

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

Lebanon: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 16.09 per 100 people in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)

16.09 per 100 people

Change on year

up 5.1%

World rank

75th

of 213 countries

All-time high

28.72 per 100 people

in 2016

All-time low

10.42 per 100 people

in 1982

Years of data

1982–2022

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Lebanon, 1982–2022

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

Analysis

Lebanon recorded 16.09 per 100 people for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2022.

The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Lebanon peaked at 28.72 per 100 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 10.42 per 100 people, in 1982.

That places Lebanon 75th out of 213 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1980s	10.7 per 100 people	10.42 per 100 people	10.89 per 100 people	8
1990s	11.88 per 100 people	11 per 100 people	13.7 per 100 people	10
2000s	14.56 per 100 people	13.3 per 100 people	16.1 per 100 people	10
2010s	16.96 per 100 people	14.74 per 100 people	28.72 per 100 people	10
2020s	15.59 per 100 people	15.31 per 100 people	16.09 per 100 people	3

Countries ranked near Lebanon

72 Estonia 16.72 per 100 people compare
73 New Caledonia 16.22 per 100 people compare
74 Laos 16.1 per 100 people compare
76 Jamaica 15.99 per 100 people compare
77 Tunisia 15.97 per 100 people compare
78 Bahrain 15.93 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Lebanon

Fixed telephone subscriptions 924,461 (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 74.01 per 100 people (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.25 million (2022)
Air transport, passengers carried 2.69 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 23,751 (2023)
Air transport, freight 34.4 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 4.8 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 835.58 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 80.6% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 13.0% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Lebanon?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Lebanon was 16.09 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 Lebanon?: The highest recorded value was 28.72 per 100 people in 2016.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Lebanon?: The lowest recorded value was 10.42 per 100 people in 1982.
How does Lebanon rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Lebanon ranks 75th out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Lebanon?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lebanon 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.