Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) in Palestine
Palestine: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) was 7.09 per 100 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Palestine, 1992–2023
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
In 2023, fixed telephone subscriptions in Palestine stood at 7.09 per 100 people.
That represents a change of down 17.8% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Palestine peaked at 10.04 per 100 people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.03 per 100 people, in 1995.
Palestine ranks 123rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3.14 per 100 people | — |
| 1993 | 3.09 per 100 people | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 3.1 per 100 people | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 3.03 per 100 people | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 3.04 per 100 people | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 3.88 per 100 people | +27.6% |
| 1998 | 5.65 per 100 people | +45.6% |
| 1999 | 7.27 per 100 people | +28.7% |
| 2000 | 8.64 per 100 people | +18.8% |
| 2001 | 7.87 per 100 people | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 7.28 per 100 people | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 7.17 per 100 people | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 7.81 per 100 people | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 9.47 per 100 people | +21.3% |
| 2006 | 8.83 per 100 people | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 9.33 per 100 people | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 9.27 per 100 people | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 9.39 per 100 people | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 8.97 per 100 people | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 9.3 per 100 people | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 9.34 per 100 people | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 9.34 per 100 people | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.13 per 100 people | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 8.99 per 100 people | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 9.32 per 100 people | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 10.04 per 100 people | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 9.68 per 100 people | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 9.42 per 100 people | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 9.2 per 100 people | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 9.37 per 100 people | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 8.63 per 100 people | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 7.09 per 100 people | -17.8% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 7.09 per 100 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.01 per 100 people, 7.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 7.09 per 100 people is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.83 per 100 people, 60% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) in Palestine changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +45.6% | 3.88 per 100 people | 5.65 per 100 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.03 per 100 people | 3.03 per 100 people | 7.27 per 100 people | 8 |
| 2000s | 8.51 per 100 people | 7.17 per 100 people | 9.47 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.35 per 100 people | 8.97 per 100 people | 10.04 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.57 per 100 people | 7.09 per 100 people | 9.37 per 100 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More infrastructure data for Palestine
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.15 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 76.69 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 383,653 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0743 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -16.18 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 383,653 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8031 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 4.15 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Palestine?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Palestine was 7.09 per 100 people in 2023, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 10.04 per 100 people in 2017.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.03 per 100 people in 1995.
- How does Palestine rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Palestine ranks 123rd out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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
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.