Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.0949 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) recorded 0.0949 units per person for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 0.0949 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.003 units per person, in 1964.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 20th 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 (IDA & IBRD), 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 | 0.0209 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0222 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0245 units per person | +10.7% |
| 1993 | 0.027 units per person | +9.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0298 units per person | +10.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0329 units per person | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0361 units per person | +9.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0393 units per person | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 0.043 units per person | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0472 units per person | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0513 units per person | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0565 units per person | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 0.064 units per person | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0711 units per person | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0744 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0836 units per person | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0884 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0928 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0944 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0933 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0921 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0919 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0909 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0872 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0826 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0827 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0837 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0843 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0838 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0824 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0872 units per person | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0872 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0871 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0898 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0923 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0949 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 | 0.0209 units per person | 0.0472 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.077 units per person | 0.0513 units per person | 0.0944 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0862 units per person | 0.0824 units per person | 0.0921 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0898 units per person | 0.0871 units per person | 0.0949 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- 17 Guam 0.4317 units per person compare
- 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
More infrastructure data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 757.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 101.1 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 757.00 million (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 0.0949 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0949 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.003 units per person in 1964.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 20th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.