What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Egypt?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Egypt was 11.37 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 Egypt?

The highest recorded value was 13.8 per 100 people in 2008.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Egypt?

The lowest recorded value was 0.8156 per 100 people in 1960.

How does Egypt rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Egypt ranks 99th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Egypt?

Over the last ten years it is up 75.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Egypt 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 Egypt

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

Egypt: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 11.37 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

11.37 per 100 people

Change on year

up 4.4%

World rank

99th

of 214 countries

All-time high

13.8 per 100 people

in 2008

All-time low

0.8156 per 100 people

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Egypt, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions in Egypt stood at 11.37 per 100 people.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 75.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Egypt peaked at 13.8 per 100 people in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.8156 per 100 people, in 1960.

That places Egypt 99th out of 214 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.

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) in Egypt, 1960 to 2024.
Year	per 100 people	Change
1960	0.8156 per 100 people	—
1961	0.8279 per 100 people	+1.5%
1962	0.8279 per 100 people	+0.0%
1963	0.8279 per 100 people	+0.0%
1964	0.8279 per 100 people	+0.0%
1966	0.8279 per 100 people	+0.0%
1967	0.8279 per 100 people	+0.0%
1968	0.8279 per 100 people	+0.0%
1969	0.8279 per 100 people	+0.0%
1970	0.8352 per 100 people	+0.9%
1971	0.8417 per 100 people	+0.8%
1972	0.8417 per 100 people	+0.0%
1973	0.8417 per 100 people	+0.0%
1974	0.8417 per 100 people	+0.0%
1975	0.8897 per 100 people	+5.7%
1976	0.8903 per 100 people	+0.1%
1977	0.8921 per 100 people	+0.2%
1978	0.8995 per 100 people	+0.8%
1979	0.9195 per 100 people	+2.2%
1981	0.9577 per 100 people	+4.2%
1982	1.04 per 100 people	+8.2%
1983	1.23 per 100 people	+18.9%
1984	1.32 per 100 people	+6.8%
1985	1.78 per 100 people	+35.5%
1986	2.09 per 100 people	+17.4%
1987	2.12 per 100 people	+1.1%
1988	2.21 per 100 people	+4.5%
1989	2.5 per 100 people	+13.1%
1990	2.74 per 100 people	+9.6%
1991	3.03 per 100 people	+10.6%
1992	3.3 per 100 people	+8.9%
1993	3.55 per 100 people	+7.6%
1994	3.82 per 100 people	+7.6%
1995	4.14 per 100 people	+8.4%
1996	4.51 per 100 people	+8.9%
1997	5.05 per 100 people	+12.0%
1998	5.68 per 100 people	+12.5%
1999	6.55 per 100 people	+15.3%
2000	7.5 per 100 people	+14.6%
2001	8.97 per 100 people	+19.5%
2002	10.22 per 100 people	+14.0%
2003	11.22 per 100 people	+9.7%
2004	11.91 per 100 people	+6.1%
2005	12.82 per 100 people	+7.6%
2006	13.07 per 100 people	+1.9%
2007	13.32 per 100 people	+2.0%
2008	13.8 per 100 people	+3.6%
2009	11.79 per 100 people	-14.6%
2010	10.78 per 100 people	-8.5%
2011	9.57 per 100 people	-11.3%
2012	9.19 per 100 people	-4.0%
2013	7.15 per 100 people	-22.1%
2014	6.48 per 100 people	-9.5%
2015	6.26 per 100 people	-3.3%
2016	6.02 per 100 people	-3.9%
2017	6.37 per 100 people	+5.8%
2018	7.44 per 100 people	+16.8%
2019	8.15 per 100 people	+9.4%
2020	9.02 per 100 people	+10.7%
2021	9.94 per 100 people	+10.2%
2022	10.32 per 100 people	+3.8%
2023	10.89 per 100 people	+5.5%
2024	11.37 per 100 people	+4.4%

Egypt compared with similar countries

Egypt's 11.37 per 100 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.01 per 100 people, 11.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Egypt's 11.37 per 100 people is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.83 per 100 people, 96% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.8266 per 100 people	0.8156 per 100 people	0.8279 per 100 people	9
1970s	0.8693 per 100 people	0.8352 per 100 people	0.9195 per 100 people	10
1980s	1.69 per 100 people	0.9577 per 100 people	2.5 per 100 people	9
1990s	4.24 per 100 people	2.74 per 100 people	6.55 per 100 people	10
2000s	11.46 per 100 people	7.5 per 100 people	13.8 per 100 people	10
2010s	7.74 per 100 people	6.02 per 100 people	10.78 per 100 people	10
2020s	10.31 per 100 people	9.02 per 100 people	11.37 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Egypt

96 Syria 11.52 per 100 people compare
97 Iraq 11.46 per 100 people compare
98 Poland 11.45 per 100 people compare
100 Macao 11.28 per 100 people compare
101 Dominica 11.1 per 100 people compare
102 Latvia 10.94 per 100 people compare

See the full ranking of 261 places →

More infrastructure data for Egypt

Mobile cellular subscriptions 113.19 million (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 97.13 per 100 people (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 13.25 million (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1137 units per person (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 6.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 13.25 million (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9713 units per person (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 113.19 million (2024)

All data for Egypt →

Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Egypt?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Egypt was 11.37 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 Egypt?: The highest recorded value was 13.8 per 100 people in 2008.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Egypt?: The lowest recorded value was 0.8156 per 100 people in 1960.
How does Egypt rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Egypt ranks 99th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Egypt?: Over the last ten years it is up 75.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Egypt 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: 261 places, 14,535 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 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.