What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Oman?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Oman was 8.27 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 Oman?

The highest recorded value was 13.3 per 100 people in 2020.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Oman?

The lowest recorded value was 0.032 per 100 people in 1966.

How does Oman rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Oman ranks 118th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Oman?

Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Oman 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 Oman

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

Oman: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 8.27 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

8.27 per 100 people

Change on year

down 26.3%

World rank

118th

of 213 countries

All-time high

13.3 per 100 people

in 2020

All-time low

0.032 per 100 people

in 1966

Years of data

1965–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Oman, 1965–2024

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

Analysis

Oman recorded 8.27 per 100 people for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2024.

The figure is down 26.3% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Oman peaked at 13.3 per 100 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.032 per 100 people, in 1966.

Oman ranks 118th of 213 countries on this measure, 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	0.032 per 100 people	0.032 per 100 people	0.032 per 100 people	5
1970s	0.4611 per 100 people	0.0769 per 100 people	1.08 per 100 people	10
1980s	2.72 per 100 people	1.42 per 100 people	5.25 per 100 people	10
1990s	7.8 per 100 people	5.78 per 100 people	9.77 per 100 people	10
2000s	10.29 per 100 people	9.75 per 100 people	11.1 per 100 people	10
2010s	10.11 per 100 people	8.71 per 100 people	12.82 per 100 people	10
2020s	10.9 per 100 people	8.27 per 100 people	13.3 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Oman

115 Chile 8.79 per 100 people compare
116 Venezuela 8.51 per 100 people compare
117 Fiji 8.37 per 100 people compare
119 Slovakia 8.26 per 100 people compare
120 Bulgaria 8.17 per 100 people compare
121 Morocco 7.98 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Oman

Fixed telephone subscriptions 435,596 (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 120.61 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.35 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 8.70 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 63,371 (2023)
Air transport, freight 542.34 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 1.4 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 295.97 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 95.3% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 6.8% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Oman?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Oman was 8.27 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 Oman?: The highest recorded value was 13.3 per 100 people in 2020.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Oman?: The lowest recorded value was 0.032 per 100 people in 1966.
How does Oman rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Oman ranks 118th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Oman?: Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Oman 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.