Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Syria
Syria: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.1152 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Syria, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Syria is 0.1152 units per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Syria peaked at 0.2044 units per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0074 units per person, in 1964.
Syria ranks 98th of 213 countries 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 Syria, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0083 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0081 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1962 | 0.0078 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0076 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0074 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0105 units per person | +42.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0102 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0098 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0095 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0092 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0125 units per person | +35.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0121 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0117 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0113 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0109 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0169 units per person | +55.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0175 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0187 units per person | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0202 units per person | +8.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0221 units per person | +9.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0268 units per person | +21.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0329 units per person | +23.0% |
| 1982 | 0.035 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 0.037 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0406 units per person | +9.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0414 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0414 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0409 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0406 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0402 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0395 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0387 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0384 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0411 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0483 units per person | +17.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0656 units per person | +35.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0798 units per person | +21.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0851 units per person | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0934 units per person | +9.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0986 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1007 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1066 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1199 units per person | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1348 units per person | +12.4% |
| 2004 | 0.145 units per person | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1543 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1651 units per person | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1653 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1679 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1761 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.181 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1875 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1869 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2044 units per person | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 0.179 units per person | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1822 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1805 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1418 units per person | -21.4% |
| 2018 | 0.14 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1397 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1357 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1304 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1245 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1194 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1152 units per person | -3.5% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 0.1152 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.003 units per person, 38.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 0.1152 units per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.118 units per person, 98% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Syria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +55.1% | 0.0109 units per person | 0.0169 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0088 units per person | 0.0074 units per person | 0.0105 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0154 units per person | 0.0109 units per person | 0.0221 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0377 units per person | 0.0268 units per person | 0.0414 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0628 units per person | 0.0384 units per person | 0.0986 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1436 units per person | 0.1007 units per person | 0.1761 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1723 units per person | 0.1397 units per person | 0.2044 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.125 units per person | 0.1152 units per person | 0.1357 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More infrastructure data for Syria
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 17.57 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 71.22 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.84 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.52 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.9076 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.84 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7122 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 17.57 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Syria?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Syria was 0.1152 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2044 units per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0074 units per person in 1964.
- How does Syria rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Syria ranks 98th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syria 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.