Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Palestine
Palestine: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.0743 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Palestine, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 0.0743 units per person for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.2% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Palestine peaked at 0.1069 units per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0322 units per person, in 1996.
That places Palestine 123rd out of 213 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Palestine, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0337 units per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.0331 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0331 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0323 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0322 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.041 units per person | +27.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0602 units per person | +47.0% |
| 1999 | 0.078 units per person | +29.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0932 units per person | +19.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0851 units per person | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0787 units per person | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0772 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0839 units per person | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1015 units per person | +21.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0945 units per person | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0998 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0988 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0998 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0952 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0986 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.099 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0989 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0966 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0952 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0989 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1069 units per person | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1028 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0997 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0971 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0987 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0907 units per person | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0743 units per person | -18.2% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 0.0743 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0101 units per person, 7.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 0.0743 units per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.118 units per person, 63% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Palestine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +47.0% | 0.041 units per person | 0.0602 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.043 units per person | 0.0322 units per person | 0.078 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0912 units per person | 0.0772 units per person | 0.1015 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0992 units per person | 0.0952 units per person | 0.1069 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0902 units per person | 0.0743 units per person | 0.0987 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More infrastructure data for Palestine
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.15 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 76.69 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 383,653 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 7.09 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -16.18 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 383,653 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8031 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 4.15 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Palestine?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Palestine was 0.0743 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1069 units per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0322 units per person in 1996.
- How does Palestine rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Palestine ranks 123rd out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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.