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Fixed telephone lines — Bahrain

Fixed telephone lines in Bahrain in 2024 — 15.93 per 100. Ranked 52 in the world out of 146. Since 1965, the indicator has risen by 861%.

2024 15.93 per 100 −4.42% vs 2023
World rank 52of 146
Period maximum 25.53 per 1002000
Period minimum 1.66 per 1001965

Trend over time

1965–2024 · per 100 people

Fixed telephone lines — Bahrain, 1965–20240102030196519711977198319891995200120072013201920241965: 1.66 per 1001966: 1.71 per 1001967: 1.71 per 1001968: 1.71 per 1001969: 1.71 per 1001970: 2.83 per 1001971: 2.96 per 1001972: 2.96 per 1001973: 2.96 per 1001974: 2.96 per 1001975: 4.91 per 1001976: 5.23 per 1001977: 6.15 per 1001978: 6.73 per 1001979: 9.61 per 1001980: 11.37 per 1001981: 12.09 per 1001982: 12.92 per 1001983: 14.08 per 1001984: 15.35 per 1001985: 15.95 per 1001986: 16.19 per 1001987: 16.09 per 1001988: 17.17 per 1001989: 17.54 per 1001990: 18.3 per 1001991: 18.9 per 1001992: 20.5 per 1001993: 22.1 per 1001994: 23.5 per 1001995: 23.7 per 1001996: 23.7 per 1001997: 24.4 per 1001998: 24.7 per 1001999: 25.3 per 1002000: 25.53 per 1002001: 24.84 per 1002002: 23.32 per 1002003: 22.9 per 1002004: 21.98 per 1002005: 20.75 per 1002006: 19.52 per 1002007: 19.25 per 1002008: 19.66 per 1002009: 20.11 per 1002010: 18.79 per 1002011: 22.92 per 1002012: 24.62 per 1002013: 23.19 per 1002014: 21.68 per 1002015: 20.45 per 1002016: 19.58 per 1002017: 19.18 per 1002018: 18.34 per 1002019: 18.38 per 1002020: 18.48 per 1002021: 17.46 per 1002022: 17.21 per 1002023: 16.67 per 1002024: 15.93 per 100
Change over the period: +14.28 (+861.03%) Average annual rate: 3.91 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bahrain

Bahrain 15.93 per 100
World 10.2 per 100
Middle East & North Africa 10.1 per 100
Western Asia computed 12.42 per 100
Fixed telephone lines — Bahrain, by year Bahrain All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2024 15.93 −0.74 −4.42%
2023 16.67 −0.54 −3.14%
2022 17.21 −0.25 −1.41%
2021 17.46 −1.03 −5.55%
2020 18.48 +0.1 +0.54%
2019 18.38 +0.04 +0.21%
2018 18.34 −0.84 −4.38%
2017 19.18 −0.39 −2%
2016 19.58 −0.88 −4.28%
2015 20.45 −1.23 −5.69%
2014 21.68 −1.5 −6.48%
2013 23.19 −1.43 −5.81%
2012 24.62 +1.7 +7.43%
2011 22.92 +4.12 +21.94%
2010 18.79 −1.32 −6.54%
2009 20.11 +0.44 +2.25%
2008 19.66 +0.42 +2.16%
2007 19.25 −0.28 −1.41%
2006 19.52 −1.23 −5.91%
2005 20.75 −1.23 −5.6%
2004 21.98 −0.92 −4%
2003 22.9 −0.43 −1.83%
2002 23.32 −1.51 −6.09%
2001 24.84 −0.7 −2.73%
2000 25.53 +0.23 +0.93%
1999 25.3 +0.6 +2.43%
1998 24.7 +0.3 +1.23%
1997 24.4 +0.7 +2.95%
1996 23.7 +0 +0%
1995 23.7 +0.2 +0.85%
1994 23.5 +1.4 +6.33%
1993 22.1 +1.6 +7.8%
1992 20.5 +1.6 +8.47%
1991 18.9 +0.6 +3.28%
1990 18.3 +0.76 +4.36%
1989 17.54 +0.36 +2.12%
1988 17.17 +1.08 +6.71%
1987 16.09 −0.1 −0.63%
1986 16.19 +0.24 +1.51%
1985 15.95 +0.61 +3.96%
1984 15.35 +1.27 +9.02%
1983 14.08 +1.16 +8.98%
1982 12.92 +0.83 +6.84%
1981 12.09 +0.72 +6.34%
1980 11.37 +1.76 +18.32%
1979 9.61 +2.88 +42.82%
1978 6.73 +0.58 +9.35%
1977 6.15 +0.92 +17.57%
1976 5.23 +0.32 +6.56%
1975 4.91 +1.95 +65.71%
1974 2.96 +0 +0%
1973 2.96 +0 +0%
1972 2.96 +0 +0%
1971 2.96 +0.13 +4.68%
1970 2.83 +1.12 +65.8%
1969 1.71 +0 +0%
1968 1.71 +0 +0%
1967 1.71 +0 +0%
1966 1.71 +0.05 +2.98%
1965 1.66 — —

Western Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CY Cyprus 25.4 AE United Arab Emirates 20.8 SA Saudi Arabia 19.75 QA Qatar 17.21 BH Bahrain 15.93 AZ Azerbaijan 12.82 SY Syria 11.52 IQ Iraq 11.46 TR Türkiye 10.32 AM Armenia 10 OM Oman 8.27 GE Georgia 6.78 JO Jordan 4.21
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About the indicator

The number of active fixed telephone lines per 100 people. One of the few telecom indicators that is steadily falling the world over: mobile service and IP telephony are pushing landlines out. The trend of the series is a plain illustration of technological substitution.

Source: ICT Indicators (ITU), license ITU terms of use.

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