Fixed telephone lines — all countries

Fixed telephone lines — Middle East & North Africa

Fixed telephone lines in Middle East & North Africa in 2025 — 10.2 per 100. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1,211.5%.

2025 10.2 per 100 +0.99% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 16.47 per 1002008
Period minimum 0.78 per 1001961

Trend over time

1960–2025 · per 100 people

Fixed telephone lines — Middle East & North Africa, 1960–20250510152019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 0.78 per 1001962: 0.78 per 1001964: 0.78 per 1001967: 0.94 per 1001969: 0.94 per 1001971: 1.2 per 1001973: 1.21 per 1001975: 1.78 per 1001977: 1.99 per 1001979: 2.24 per 1001981: 2.52 per 1001983: 3.02 per 1001985: 3.45 per 1001987: 3.89 per 1001989: 4.28 per 1001991: 4.81 per 1001993: 5.63 per 1001995: 6.67 per 1001997: 7.77 per 1001999: 9.28 per 1002001: 10.8 per 1002003: 12.93 per 1002005: 14.86 per 1002007: 16.21 per 1002009: 16.29 per 1002011: 16.21 per 1002013: 15.56 per 1002015: 14.4 per 1002017: 14.7 per 1002019: 14.6 per 1002021: 9.8 per 1002023: 10 per 1002025: 10.2 per 100
Change over the period: +9.42 (+1,211.52%) Average annual rate: 4.04 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle East & North Africa

Middle East & North Africa 10.2 per 100
World 9.9 per 100
Fixed telephone lines — Middle East & North Africa, by year Middle East & North Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2025 10.2 +0.1 +0.99%
2024 10.1 +0.1 +1%
2023 10 +0.1 +1.01%
2022 9.9 +0.1 +1.02%
2021 9.8 −0.1 −1.01%
2020 9.9 −4.7 −32.19%
2019 14.6 −0.2 −1.35%
2018 14.8 +0.1 +0.68%
2017 14.7 +0.1 +0.68%
2016 14.6 +0.2 +1.39%
2015 14.4 −0.37 −2.49%
2014 14.77 −0.79 −5.07%
2013 15.56 −0.59 −3.66%
2012 16.15 −0.06 −0.35%
2011 16.21 +0.18 +1.15%
2010 16.02 −0.27 −1.65%
2009 16.29 −0.18 −1.12%
2008 16.47 +0.27 +1.64%
2007 16.21 +0.63 +4.05%
2006 15.58 +0.72 +4.83%
2005 14.86 +1.39 +10.33%
2004 13.47 +0.54 +4.16%
2003 12.93 +1.02 +8.58%
2002 11.91 +1.11 +10.25%
2001 10.8 +0.82 +8.2%
2000 9.98 +0.7 +7.59%
1999 9.28 +0.81 +9.59%
1998 8.47 +0.7 +9.02%
1997 7.77 +0.54 +7.54%
1996 7.22 +0.55 +8.32%
1995 6.67 +0.54 +8.78%
1994 6.13 +0.5 +8.8%
1993 5.63 +0.43 +8.23%
1992 5.2 +0.4 +8.24%
1991 4.81 +0.28 +6.21%
1990 4.53 +0.25 +5.84%
1989 4.28 +0.19 +4.63%
1988 4.09 +0.2 +5.09%
1987 3.89 +0.21 +5.57%
1986 3.68 +0.24 +6.94%
1985 3.45 +0.28 +8.81%
1984 3.17 +0.15 +5.01%
1983 3.02 +0.18 +6.22%
1982 2.84 +0.31 +12.44%
1981 2.52 −0.16 −6.05%
1980 2.69 +0.45 +20.06%
1979 2.24 +0.14 +6.77%
1978 2.1 +0.11 +5.28%
1977 1.99 +0.07 +3.91%
1976 1.92 +0.14 +7.62%
1975 1.78 +0.57 +47.15%
1974 1.21 +0 +0.27%
1973 1.21 +0 +0.3%
1972 1.2 +0 +0.28%
1971 1.2 −0.01 −0.8%
1970 1.21 +0.27 +28.7%
1969 0.94 +0 +0.04%
1968 0.94 +0 +0.01%
1967 0.94 +0 +0.03%
1966 0.94
1964 0.78 +0 +0.12%
1963 0.78 +0 +0.14%
1962 0.78 +0 +0.14%
1961 0.78 −0 −0.1%
1960 0.78

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.