What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Jordan?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Jordan was 485,928 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 674,511 in 2002.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Jordan?

The lowest recorded value was 11,606 in 1960.

How does Jordan rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Jordan ranks 87th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Jordan?

Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. 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. 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 485,928 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

485,928

Change on year

down 1.5%

World rank

87th

of 213 countries

All-time high

674,511

in 2002

All-time low

11,606

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Jordan, 1960–2024

Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

Analysis

The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions in Jordan is 485,928, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Jordan peaked at 674,511 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 11,606, in 1960.

Jordan ranks 87th 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	11,606	11,606	11,606	9
1970s	28,484	18,000	52,356	8
1980s	140,007	60,533	238,292	10
1990s	353,895	245,782	565,273	10
2000s	603,612	501,238	674,511	10
2010s	399,418	355,537	485,529	10
2020s	445,466	391,486	493,162	5

Countries ranked near Jordan

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89 Honduras 459,820 compare
90 North Macedonia 456,183 compare

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More infrastructure data for Jordan

Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.21 per 100 people (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 485,928 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 674,511 in 2002.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Jordan?: The lowest recorded value was 11,606 in 1960.
How does Jordan rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Jordan ranks 87th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Jordan?: Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 260 places, 14,482 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.