Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.19 units per person in 2024. β² Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1970β2024
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.
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 Γ· 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.