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Fixed telephone lines — Iran

Fixed telephone lines in Iran in 2024 — 30.83 per 100. Ranked 20 in the world out of 146. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 5,563.4%.

2024 30.83 per 100 −3.75% vs 2023
World rank 20of 146
Period maximum 36.92 per 1002013
Period minimum 0.53 per 1001961

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 100 people

Fixed telephone lines — Iran, 1960–202401020304019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 0.54 per 1001962: 0.53 per 1001964: 0.53 per 1001966: 0.8 per 1001968: 0.8 per 1001970: 1 per 1001972: 1 per 1001974: 1 per 1001976: 2.41 per 1001978: 2.36 per 1001980: 2.38 per 1001982: 2.48 per 1001984: 2.63 per 1001986: 3.03 per 1001988: 3.61 per 1001990: 3.77 per 1001992: 4.9 per 1001994: 7.02 per 1001996: 9.26 per 1001998: 11.4 per 1002000: 14.28 per 1002002: 18.95 per 1002004: 23.26 per 1002006: 30.83 per 1002008: 32.84 per 1002010: 33.34 per 1002012: 36.23 per 1002014: 36.04 per 1002016: 36.83 per 1002018: 35.4 per 1002020: 33.17 per 1002022: 32.78 per 1002024: 30.83 per 100
Change over the period: +30.28 (+5,563.38%) Average annual rate: 6.51 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Iran 30.83 per 100
World 10.2 per 100
Middle East & North Africa 10.1 per 100
Southern Asia computed 3.57 per 100
Lower-middle-income countries computed 3.47 per 100
Fixed telephone lines — Iran, by year Iran All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2024 30.83 −1.2 −3.75%
2023 32.03 −0.75 −2.28%
2022 32.78 −0.36 −1.07%
2021 33.13 −0.03 −0.1%
2020 33.17 −0.1 −0.29%
2019 33.26 −2.13 −6.03%
2018 35.4 −1.15 −3.14%
2017 36.54 −0.29 −0.79%
2016 36.83 +0.01 +0.04%
2015 36.82 +0.77 +2.15%
2014 36.04 −0.88 −2.37%
2013 36.92 +0.69 +1.89%
2012 36.23 +0.81 +2.28%
2011 35.42 +2.08 +6.24%
2010 33.34 −0.41 −1.2%
2009 33.75 +0.91 +2.76%
2008 32.84 +0.89 +2.79%
2007 31.95 +1.12 +3.63%
2006 30.83 +2.51 +8.88%
2005 28.32 +5.06 +21.73%
2004 23.26 +0.95 +4.27%
2003 22.31 +3.36 +17.72%
2002 18.95 +2.79 +17.3%
2001 16.15 +1.87 +13.11%
2000 14.28 +1.48 +11.58%
1999 12.8 +1.4 +12.28%
1998 11.4 +1.2 +11.76%
1997 10.2 +0.94 +10.15%
1996 9.26 +1.08 +13.2%
1995 8.18 +1.16 +16.52%
1994 7.02 +1.16 +19.8%
1993 5.86 +0.96 +19.59%
1992 4.9 +0.81 +19.8%
1991 4.09 +0.32 +8.49%
1990 3.77 −0.01 −0.33%
1989 3.78 +0.18 +4.86%
1988 3.61 +0.32 +9.74%
1987 3.29 +0.26 +8.61%
1986 3.03 +0.24 +8.47%
1985 2.79 +0.16 +5.89%
1984 2.63 +0.09 +3.51%
1983 2.55 +0.06 +2.46%
1982 2.48 −0.05 −1.91%
1981 2.53 +0.16 +6.6%
1980 2.38 +0.08 +3.64%
1979 2.29 −0.07 −3.02%
1978 2.36 −0.02 −0.68%
1977 2.38 −0.03 −1.06%
1976 2.41 +0.32 +15.38%
1975 2.08 +1.09 +108.58%
1974 1 +0 +0%
1973 1 +0 +0%
1972 1 +0 +0%
1971 1 −0 −0.22%
1970 1 +0.2 +24.99%
1969 0.8 +0 +0%
1968 0.8 +0 +0%
1967 0.8 +0 +0%
1966 0.8 −0.01 −1.15%
1965 0.81 +0.28 +52.57%
1964 0.53 +0 +0%
1963 0.53 +0 +0%
1962 0.53 +0 +0%
1961 0.53 −0.01 −2.36%
1960 0.54 — —

Southern Asia, 2024

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

IR Iran 30.83 LK Sri Lanka 6.85 IN India 2.7 MV Maldives 2.27 NP Nepal 1.38 PK Pakistan 1.01 BD Bangladesh 0.16 BT Bhutan 0
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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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