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Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Bahrain

Bahrain: Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people was 15.93 per 100 people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
15.93 per 100 people
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
78th
of 212 countries
All-time high
25.53 per 100 people
in 2000
All-time low
1.66 per 100 people
in 1965
Years of data
60
1965–2024

Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Bahrain, 1965–2024

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Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 100 people.

Analysis

Bahrain recorded 15.93 per 100 people for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in 2024.

The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Bahrain peaked at 25.53 per 100 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.66 per 100 people, in 1965.

Bahrain ranks 78th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.

Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Bahrain, year by year

Year per 100 people Change
1965 1.66 per 100 people —
1966 1.71 per 100 people +3.0%
1967 1.71 per 100 people +0.0%
1968 1.71 per 100 people +0.0%
1969 1.71 per 100 people +0.0%
1970 2.83 per 100 people +65.8%
1971 2.96 per 100 people +4.7%
1972 2.96 per 100 people +0.0%
1973 2.96 per 100 people +0.0%
1974 2.96 per 100 people +0.0%
1975 4.91 per 100 people +65.7%
1976 5.23 per 100 people +6.6%
1977 6.15 per 100 people +17.6%
1978 6.73 per 100 people +9.4%
1979 9.61 per 100 people +42.8%
1980 11.37 per 100 people +18.3%
1981 12.09 per 100 people +6.3%
1982 12.92 per 100 people +6.8%
1983 14.08 per 100 people +9.0%
1984 15.35 per 100 people +9.0%
1985 15.95 per 100 people +4.0%
1986 16.19 per 100 people +1.5%
1987 16.09 per 100 people -0.6%
1988 17.17 per 100 people +6.7%
1989 17.54 per 100 people +2.1%
1990 18.3 per 100 people +4.4%
1991 18.9 per 100 people +3.3%
1992 20.5 per 100 people +8.5%
1993 22.1 per 100 people +7.8%
1994 23.5 per 100 people +6.3%
1995 23.7 per 100 people +0.9%
1996 23.7 per 100 people +0.0%
1997 24.4 per 100 people +3.0%
1998 24.7 per 100 people +1.2%
1999 25.3 per 100 people +2.4%
2000 25.53 per 100 people +0.9%
2001 24.84 per 100 people -2.7%
2002 23.32 per 100 people -6.1%
2003 22.9 per 100 people -1.8%
2004 21.98 per 100 people -4.0%
2005 20.75 per 100 people -5.6%
2006 19.52 per 100 people -5.9%
2007 19.25 per 100 people -1.4%
2008 19.66 per 100 people +2.2%
2009 20.11 per 100 people +2.3%
2010 18.79 per 100 people -6.5%
2011 22.92 per 100 people +21.9%
2012 24.62 per 100 people +7.4%
2013 23.19 per 100 people -5.8%
2014 21.68 per 100 people -6.5%
2015 20.45 per 100 people -5.7%
2016 19.58 per 100 people -4.3%
2017 19.18 per 100 people -2.0%
2018 18.34 per 100 people -4.4%
2019 18.38 per 100 people +0.2%
2020 18.48 per 100 people +0.5%
2021 17.46 per 100 people -5.5%
2022 17.21 per 100 people -1.4%
2023 16.67 per 100 people -3.1%
2024 15.93 per 100 people -4.4%

Bahrain compared with similar countries

  • Bahrain's 15.93 per 100 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 24.32 per 100 people, 66% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
  • Bahrain's 15.93 per 100 people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.83 per 100 people, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Bahrain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1970 +65.8% 1.71 per 100 people 2.83 per 100 people
1975 +65.7% 2.96 per 100 people 4.91 per 100 people
1979 +42.8% 6.73 per 100 people 9.61 per 100 people

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.7 per 100 people 1.66 per 100 people 1.71 per 100 people 5
1970s 4.73 per 100 people 2.83 per 100 people 9.61 per 100 people 10
1980s 14.87 per 100 people 11.37 per 100 people 17.54 per 100 people 10
1990s 22.51 per 100 people 18.3 per 100 people 25.3 per 100 people 10
2000s 21.79 per 100 people 19.25 per 100 people 25.53 per 100 people 10
2010s 20.71 per 100 people 18.34 per 100 people 24.62 per 100 people 10
2020s 17.15 per 100 people 15.93 per 100 people 18.48 per 100 people 5

Countries ranked near Bahrain

  1. 75 Lebanon 16.09 per 100 people compare
  2. 76 Jamaica 15.99 per 100 people compare
  3. 77 Tunisia 15.97 per 100 people compare
  4. 79 Guyana 15.04 per 100 people compare
  5. 80 Mongolia 14.94 per 100 people compare
  6. 81 Algeria 14.81 per 100 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Bahrain?
Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Bahrain was 15.93 per 100 people in 2024, according to International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest landline phone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Bahrain?
The highest recorded value was 25.53 per 100 people in 2000.
What is the lowest landline phone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Bahrain?
The lowest recorded value was 1.66 per 100 people in 1965.
How does Bahrain rank for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Bahrain ranks 78th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
Is landline phone subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Bahrain?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bahrain data come from?
The figures come from International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people
Unit
per 100 people
Source
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 11,787 data points, 1960–2024
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