What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Syria?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Syria was 11.52 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 Syria?

The highest recorded value was 20.44 per 100 people in 2013.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Syria?

The lowest recorded value was 0.8434 per 100 people in 1960.

How does Syria rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Syria ranks 96th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Syria?

Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Syria 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 Syria

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

Syria: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 11.52 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

11.52 per 100 people

Change on year

down 3.5%

World rank

96th

of 213 countries

All-time high

20.44 per 100 people

in 2013

All-time low

0.8434 per 100 people

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Syria, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

Syria recorded 11.52 per 100 people for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2024.

The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Syria peaked at 20.44 per 100 people in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.8434 per 100 people, in 1960.

That places Syria 96th 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	0.9549 per 100 people	0.8434 per 100 people	1.06 per 100 people	10
1970s	1.59 per 100 people	1.26 per 100 people	2.22 per 100 people	10
1980s	3.8 per 100 people	2.69 per 100 people	4.17 per 100 people	10
1990s	6.29 per 100 people	3.84 per 100 people	9.86 per 100 people	10
2000s	14.36 per 100 people	10.07 per 100 people	17.61 per 100 people	10
2010s	17.23 per 100 people	13.97 per 100 people	20.44 per 100 people	10
2020s	12.5 per 100 people	11.52 per 100 people	13.57 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Syria

93 China 11.73 per 100 people compare
94 Cape Verde 11.68 per 100 people compare
95 Denmark 11.68 per 100 people compare
97 Iraq 11.46 per 100 people compare
98 Poland 11.45 per 100 people compare
99 Egypt 11.37 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Syria

Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.84 million (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 71.22 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 17.57 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 610,745 (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 5,131 (2023)
Air transport, freight 1.55 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 7.13 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 317.51 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 33.8% (2018)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 8.8% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Syria?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Syria was 11.52 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 Syria?: The highest recorded value was 20.44 per 100 people in 2013.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Syria?: The lowest recorded value was 0.8434 per 100 people in 1960.
How does Syria rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Syria ranks 96th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Syria?: Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Syria 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.