Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Iraq
Iraq: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.1146 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Iraq, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Iraq is 0.1146 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 111.1% on the previous year and up 115.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Iraq peaked at 0.1146 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0082 units per person, in 1974.
Iraq ranks 99th 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.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Iraq, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0094 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0091 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0088 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0085 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0082 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0184 units per person | +123.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0196 units per person | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0208 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0219 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0255 units per person | +16.2% |
| 1985 | 0.03 units per person | +17.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0348 units per person | +16.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0408 units per person | +17.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0401 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0389 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0405 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0377 units per person | -6.9% |
| 1992 | 0.039 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0354 units per person | -9.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0322 units per person | -9.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0307 units per person | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0298 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0293 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0284 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0286 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0276 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0268 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0434 units per person | +62.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0441 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0375 units per person | -15.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0393 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0436 units per person | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0481 units per person | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0374 units per person | -22.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0549 units per person | +47.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0554 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0558 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0556 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0539 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0533 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0532 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0528 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0823 units per person | +55.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0672 units per person | -18.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0694 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0641 units per person | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 0.059 units per person | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0543 units per person | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1146 units per person | +111.1% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.1146 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1063 units per person, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.1146 units per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.118 units per person, 97% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Iraq 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +123.3% | 0.0082 units per person | 0.0184 units per person |
| 2024 | +111.1% | 0.0543 units per person | 0.1146 units per person |
| 2002 | +62.0% | 0.0268 units per person | 0.0434 units per person |
| 2017 | +55.9% | 0.0528 units per person | 0.0823 units per person |
| 2009 | +47.0% | 0.0374 units per person | 0.0549 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0088 units per person | 0.0082 units per person | 0.0094 units per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0291 units per person | 0.0184 units per person | 0.0408 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0332 units per person | 0.0284 units per person | 0.0405 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0403 units per person | 0.0268 units per person | 0.0549 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0599 units per person | 0.0528 units per person | 0.0823 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.073 units per person | 0.0543 units per person | 0.1146 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More infrastructure data for Iraq
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 46.08 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 100.08 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.28 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.46 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -5.85 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 5.28 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 46.08 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Iraq?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Iraq was 0.1146 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1146 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0082 units per person in 1974.
- How does Iraq rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Iraq ranks 99th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 115.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fixed telephone subscriptions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Fixed telephone subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.