Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Lebanon
Lebanon: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.1609 units per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Lebanon, 1982–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 0.1609 units per person for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in 2022.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Lebanon peaked at 0.2872 units per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1047 units per person, in 1982.
That places Lebanon 76th out of 213 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.1047 units per person | — |
| 1983 | 0.1061 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1069 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1075 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1076 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1077 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1083 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1089 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1096 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1103 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1108 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1115 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1124 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1133 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1142 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1367 units per person | +19.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1354 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1342 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.133 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1422 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1521 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1547 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.137 units per person | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1359 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1434 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 0.144 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1523 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 0.161 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1662 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1678 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1656 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1515 units per person | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1522 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1565 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2872 units per person | +83.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1474 units per person | -48.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1493 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1522 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1535 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1531 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1609 units per person | +5.1% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.1609 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0101 units per person, 15.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.1609 units per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.118 units per person, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Lebanon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +83.6% | 0.1565 units per person | 0.2872 units per person |
| 2017 | -48.7% | 0.2872 units per person | 0.1474 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1072 units per person | 0.1047 units per person | 0.1089 units per person | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.1188 units per person | 0.1096 units per person | 0.1367 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1456 units per person | 0.133 units per person | 0.161 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1696 units per person | 0.1474 units per person | 0.2872 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1559 units per person | 0.1531 units per person | 0.1609 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More infrastructure data for Lebanon
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.25 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 74.01 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 924,461 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 16.09 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 5.59 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 924,461 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7401 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 4.25 million (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Lebanon?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Lebanon was 0.1609 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2872 units per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1047 units per person in 1982.
- How does Lebanon rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Lebanon ranks 76th out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.