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Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Palau

Palau: Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people was 45.1 per 100 people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
45.1 per 100 people
Change on year
up 30.1%
World rank
15th
of 212 countries
All-time high
45.1 per 100 people
in 2023
All-time low
34.65 per 100 people
in 2022
Years of data
19
2002–2023

Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Palau, 2002–2023

010203040502002201220232002: 35.5 per 100 people2003: 37.5 per 100 people2004: 39.1 per 100 people2005: 40.2 per 100 people2006: 37.4 per 100 people2007: 38.7 per 100 people2008: 38.9 per 100 people2009: 38.1 per 100 people2010: 37.9 per 100 people2011: 38.3 per 100 people2012: 41.2 per 100 people2013: 41.2 per 100 people2014: 40.2 per 100 people2015: 40.5 per 100 people2019: 44.9 per 100 people2020: 45 per 100 people2021: 45 per 100 people2022: 34.7 per 100 people2023: 45.1 per 100 people

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

Analysis

Palau recorded 45.1 per 100 people for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 30.1% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Palau peaked at 45.1 per 100 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.65 per 100 people, in 2022.

Palau ranks 15th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 38.19 per 100 people 35.52 per 100 people 40.25 per 100 people 8
2010s 40.61 per 100 people 37.92 per 100 people 44.95 per 100 people 7
2020s 42.43 per 100 people 34.65 per 100 people 45.1 per 100 people 4

Countries ranked near Palau

  1. 12 Belarus 45.76 per 100 people compare
  2. 13 Gibraltar 45.61 per 100 people compare
  3. 14 Germany 45.42 per 100 people compare
  4. 16 Hong Kong 44.57 per 100 people compare
  5. 17 Bermuda 43.59 per 100 people compare
  6. 18 Guam 43.17 per 100 people compare

See the full ranking of 212 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Palau?
Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Palau was 45.1 per 100 people in 2023, 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 Palau?
The highest recorded value was 45.1 per 100 people in 2023.
What is the lowest landline phone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Palau?
The lowest recorded value was 34.65 per 100 people in 2022.
How does Palau rank for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Palau ranks 15th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
Is landline phone subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Palau?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Palau 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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