Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.19 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Saudi Arabia is 0.19 units per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.2142 units per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0216 units per person, in 1974.
Saudi Arabia ranks 63rd of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0263 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0251 units per person | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 0.024 units per person | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0228 units per person | -4.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0216 units per person | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0303 units per person | +39.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0293 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0301 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0366 units per person | +21.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0486 units per person | +32.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0528 units per person | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0798 units per person | +51.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1017 units per person | +27.4% |
| 1983 | 0.109 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1156 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1111 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.111 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.11 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1111 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.111 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.116 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1314 units per person | +13.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1342 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1322 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1314 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1294 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1299 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1306 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1452 units per person | +11.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1749 units per person | +20.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1833 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1897 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1908 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1864 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1879 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.187 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1841 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1786 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1761 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1722 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1737 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1846 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1835 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1788 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1257 units per person | -29.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1369 units per person | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1504 units per person | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1784 units per person | +18.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1789 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1822 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2142 units per person | +17.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2105 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2014 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 0.19 units per person | -5.7% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.19 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2406 units per person, 79% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.19 units per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.118 units per person, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +51.0% | 0.0528 units per person | 0.0798 units per person |
| 1975 | +39.9% | 0.0216 units per person | 0.0303 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0295 units per person | 0.0216 units per person | 0.0486 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1013 units per person | 0.0528 units per person | 0.1156 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1355 units per person | 0.116 units per person | 0.1749 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1836 units per person | 0.1722 units per person | 0.1908 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1657 units per person | 0.1257 units per person | 0.1846 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.1997 units per person | 0.1822 units per person | 0.2142 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More infrastructure data for Saudi Arabia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 54.18 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 159.54 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.71 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 19.75 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 6.71 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.53 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 54.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Saudi Arabia was 0.19 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2142 units per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0216 units per person in 1974.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 63rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.