What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Qatar?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Qatar was 17.21 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 Qatar?

The highest recorded value was 25.9 per 100 people in 1998.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Qatar?

The lowest recorded value was 1.27 per 100 people in 1961.

How does Qatar rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Qatar ranks 69th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Qatar?

Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Qatar 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 Qatar

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

Qatar: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 17.21 per 100 people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

17.21 per 100 people

Change on year

down 2.4%

World rank

69th

of 212 countries

All-time high

25.9 per 100 people

in 1998

All-time low

1.27 per 100 people

in 1961

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Qatar, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions in Qatar is 17.21 per 100 people, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Qatar peaked at 25.9 per 100 people in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.27 per 100 people, in 1961.

Qatar ranks 69th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	2.76 per 100 people	1.27 per 100 people	4.63 per 100 people	10
1970s	7.29 per 100 people	6.31 per 100 people	8.45 per 100 people	10
1980s	17.74 per 100 people	11.03 per 100 people	20.83 per 100 people	10
1990s	23.68 per 100 people	20.9 per 100 people	25.9 per 100 people	10
2000s	22.86 per 100 people	18.15 per 100 people	24.88 per 100 people	10
2010s	17.95 per 100 people	15.8 per 100 people	20.68 per 100 people	10
2020s	17.11 per 100 people	16.22 per 100 people	18.11 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Qatar

66 Iceland 17.42 per 100 people compare
67 Uzbekistan 17.39 per 100 people compare
68 Panama 17.36 per 100 people compare
70 Saint Lucia 17.14 per 100 people compare
71 Libya 16.86 per 100 people compare
72 Estonia 16.72 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Qatar

Fixed telephone subscriptions 524,643 (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 153.61 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.68 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 37.71 million (2023)
Air transport, freight 13,927 million ton-km (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 207,020 (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 0.056 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 21.07 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 98.1% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 62.4% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Qatar?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Qatar was 17.21 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 Qatar?: The highest recorded value was 25.9 per 100 people in 1998.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Qatar?: The lowest recorded value was 1.27 per 100 people in 1961.
How does Qatar rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Qatar ranks 69th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Qatar?: Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Qatar 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.