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Fixed telephone lines — Palau

Fixed telephone lines in Palau in 2023 — 45.1 per 100. Ranked 12 in the world out of 165. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 27%.

2023 45.1 per 100 +30.15% vs 2022
World rank 12of 165
Period maximum 45.1 per 1002023
Period minimum 34.65 per 1002022

Trend over time

2002–2023 · per 100 people

Fixed telephone lines — Palau, 2002–20233035404550200220052008201120142017202020232002: 35.52 per 1002003: 37.49 per 1002004: 39.11 per 1002005: 40.25 per 1002006: 37.39 per 1002007: 38.72 per 1002008: 38.86 per 1002009: 38.15 per 1002010: 37.92 per 1002011: 38.26 per 1002012: 41.23 per 1002013: 41.15 per 1002014: 40.22 per 1002015: 40.54 per 1002019: 44.95 per 1002020: 44.96 per 1002021: 44.99 per 1002022: 34.65 per 1002023: 45.1 per 100
Change over the period: +9.58 (+26.96%) Average annual rate: 1.14 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Palau 45.1 per 100
World 10.6 per 100
East Asia & Pacific 13.3 per 100
Upper-middle-income countries computed 11.69 per 100
Fixed telephone lines — Palau, by year Palau All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2023 45.1 +10.45 +30.15%
2022 34.65 −10.33 −22.97%
2021 44.99 +0.02 +0.05%
2020 44.96 +0.02 +0.03%
2019 44.95 — —
2015 40.54 +0.32 +0.8%
2014 40.22 −0.93 −2.27%
2013 41.15 −0.08 −0.19%
2012 41.23 +2.98 +7.78%
2011 38.26 +0.34 +0.88%
2010 37.92 −0.23 −0.59%
2009 38.15 −0.71 −1.82%
2008 38.86 +0.13 +0.35%
2007 38.72 +1.33 +3.56%
2006 37.39 −2.86 −7.1%
2005 40.25 +1.14 +2.92%
2004 39.11 +1.62 +4.32%
2003 37.49 +1.97 +5.54%
2002 35.52 — —

Micronesia, 2023

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

PW Palau 45.1 KI Kiribati 0.01
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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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