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Fixed telephone lines — Palestine

Fixed telephone lines in Palestine in 2023 — 7.09 per 100. Ranked 101 in the world out of 165. Since 1992, the indicator has risen by 125.9%.

2023 7.09 per 100 −17.79% vs 2022
World rank 101of 165
Period maximum 10.04 per 1002017
Period minimum 3.03 per 1001995

Trend over time

1992–2023 · per 100 people

Fixed telephone lines — Palestine, 1992–20230510151992199620002004200820122016202020231992: 3.14 per 1001993: 3.09 per 1001994: 3.1 per 1001995: 3.03 per 1001996: 3.04 per 1001997: 3.88 per 1001998: 5.65 per 1001999: 7.27 per 1002000: 8.64 per 1002001: 7.87 per 1002002: 7.28 per 1002003: 7.17 per 1002004: 7.81 per 1002005: 9.47 per 1002006: 8.83 per 1002007: 9.33 per 1002008: 9.27 per 1002009: 9.39 per 1002010: 8.97 per 1002011: 9.3 per 1002012: 9.34 per 1002013: 9.34 per 1002014: 9.13 per 1002015: 8.99 per 1002016: 9.32 per 1002017: 10.04 per 1002018: 9.68 per 1002019: 9.42 per 1002020: 9.2 per 1002021: 9.37 per 1002022: 8.63 per 1002023: 7.09 per 100
Change over the period: +3.95 (+125.88%) Average annual rate: 2.66 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Palestine 7.09 per 100
World 10.6 per 100
Middle East & North Africa 10 per 100
Western Asia computed 12.32 per 100
Lower-middle-income countries computed 3.32 per 100
Fixed telephone lines — Palestine, by year Palestine All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2023 7.09 −1.53 −17.79%
2022 8.63 −0.74 −7.92%
2021 9.37 +0.17 +1.87%
2020 9.2 −0.23 −2.4%
2019 9.42 −0.26 −2.69%
2018 9.68 −0.36 −3.56%
2017 10.04 +0.72 +7.68%
2016 9.32 +0.33 +3.72%
2015 8.99 −0.14 −1.52%
2014 9.13 −0.21 −2.26%
2013 9.34 −0 −0.05%
2012 9.34 +0.05 +0.49%
2011 9.3 +0.33 +3.63%
2010 8.97 −0.42 −4.45%
2009 9.39 +0.12 +1.34%
2008 9.27 −0.07 −0.73%
2007 9.33 +0.5 +5.66%
2006 8.83 −0.64 −6.76%
2005 9.47 +1.66 +21.28%
2004 7.81 +0.65 +9.01%
2003 7.17 −0.12 −1.58%
2002 7.28 −0.59 −7.51%
2001 7.87 −0.77 −8.86%
2000 8.64 +1.37 +18.8%
1999 7.27 +1.62 +28.67%
1998 5.65 +1.77 +45.62%
1997 3.88 +0.84 +27.63%
1996 3.04 +0.01 +0.33%
1995 3.03 −0.07 −2.26%
1994 3.1 +0.01 +0.32%
1993 3.09 −0.05 −1.59%
1992 3.14 — —

Western Asia, 2023

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

CY Cyprus 27.93 IL Israel 27.66 AE United Arab Emirates 21.22 SA Saudi Arabia 20.41 QA Qatar 17.64 BH Bahrain 16.67 AZ Azerbaijan 15.85 SY Syria 11.94 KW Kuwait 11.83 TR Türkiye 11.37 AM Armenia 11.25 OM Oman 11.22 GE Georgia 7.3 PS Palestine 7.09 IQ Iraq 4.39 JO Jordan 4.31
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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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