Fixed telephone subscriptions in Lebanon
Lebanon: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 924,461 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Lebanon, 1982–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions in Lebanon is 924,461, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Lebanon peaked at 1.82 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 320,000, in 1982.
Lebanon ranks 68th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 320,000 | — |
| 1983 | 328,400 | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 337,100 | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 346,000 | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 355,100 | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 364,500 | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 374,100 | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 384,000 | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 394,100 | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 404,500 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 415,200 | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 426,100 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 437,300 | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 448,800 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 460,579 | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 561,651 | +21.9% |
| 1998 | 566,000 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 571,000 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 576,000 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 626,000 | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 678,840 | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 700,000 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 630,000 | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 634,740 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 681,381 | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 697,540 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 750,000 | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 803,740 | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 838,000 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 855,000 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 867,000 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 870,000 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 965,723 | +11.0% |
| 2015 | 1.01 million | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 1.82 million | +79.3% |
| 2017 | 907,881 | -50.0% |
| 2018 | 893,529 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 882,175 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 875,480 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 875,480 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 924,461 | +5.6% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 924,461 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 102,714, 9.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 924,461 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.22 million, 76% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions in Lebanon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +79.3% | 1.01 million | 1.82 million |
| 2017 | -50.0% | 1.82 million | 907,881 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 351,150 | 320,000 | 384,000 | 8 |
| 1990s | 468,523 | 394,100 | 571,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 677,824 | 576,000 | 803,740 | 10 |
| 2010s | 990,842 | 838,000 | 1.82 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 891,807 | 875,480 | 924,461 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More infrastructure data for Lebanon
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.25 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 74.01 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 16.09 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1609 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 5.59 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 924,461 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7401 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 4.25 million (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Lebanon?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Lebanon was 924,461 in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.82 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 320,000 in 1982.
- How does Lebanon rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Lebanon ranks 68th out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.