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

Latest (2025)
0.0942 units per person
Change on year
up 2.7%
Rank
21st
of 45 groups
All-time high
0.0944 units per person
in 2008
All-time low
0.003 units per person
in 1964
Years of data
65
1960–2025

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1960–2025

00.020.040.060.080.1196019922025

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

Annual values for Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1960 to 2025.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 18 Barbados 0.4297 units per person compare
  2. 19 Northern Mariana Islands 0.4226 units per person compare
  3. 20 Republic of Korea 0.4114 units per person compare
  4. 21 Luxembourg 0.3982 units per person compare
  5. 22 Austria 0.3793 units per person compare
  6. 23 Mauritius 0.3763 units per person compare
  7. 24 Spain 0.3732 units per person compare

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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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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

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Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 14,482 data points, 1960–2025
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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.