Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.0942 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 0.0942 units per person.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0944 units per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.003 units per person, in 1964.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 21st of 45 groups 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0033 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0032 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1962 | 0.0031 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0031 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.003 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0039 units per person | +30.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0038 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0037 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0036 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.005 units per person | +41.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0049 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0048 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0047 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0045 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0064 units per person | +41.1% |
| 1976 | 0.007 units per person | +8.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0073 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0076 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0078 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0078 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0106 units per person | +34.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0123 units per person | +16.1% |
| 1983 | 0.013 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0138 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0155 units per person | +12.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0168 units per person | +8.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0178 units per person | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0188 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0197 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0208 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0221 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0246 units per person | +11.5% |
| 1993 | 0.027 units per person | +9.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0298 units per person | +10.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0329 units per person | +10.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0361 units per person | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0393 units per person | +8.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0431 units per person | +9.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0474 units per person | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0516 units per person | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0567 units per person | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0641 units per person | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0711 units per person | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0745 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0837 units per person | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0885 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0929 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0944 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0934 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0921 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0919 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.091 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0873 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0827 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0829 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0838 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0844 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0797 units per person | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0825 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0881 units per person | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.088 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0879 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0905 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0917 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0942 units per person | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0034 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.006 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0078 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0146 units per person | 0.0078 units per person | 0.0197 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0323 units per person | 0.0208 units per person | 0.0474 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0771 units per person | 0.0516 units per person | 0.0944 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0858 units per person | 0.0797 units per person | 0.0921 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0901 units per person | 0.0879 units per person | 0.0942 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 18 Barbados 0.4297 units per person compare
- 19 Northern Mariana Islands 0.4226 units per person compare
- 20 Republic of Korea 0.4114 units per person compare
- 21 Luxembourg 0.3982 units per person compare
- 22 Austria 0.3793 units per person compare
- 23 Mauritius 0.3763 units per person compare
- 24 Spain 0.3732 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 761.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 101 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 71.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 71.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.01 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 761.00 million (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 0.0942 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0944 units per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.003 units per person in 1964.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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.