Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Qatar
Qatar: Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people was 17.21 per 100 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Qatar, 1960–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 17.21 per 100 people for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Qatar peaked at 25.9 per 100 people in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.27 per 100 people, in 1961.
Qatar ranks 69th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.76 per 100 people | 1.27 per 100 people | 4.63 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.29 per 100 people | 6.31 per 100 people | 8.45 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.74 per 100 people | 11.03 per 100 people | 20.83 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.68 per 100 people | 20.9 per 100 people | 25.9 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.86 per 100 people | 18.15 per 100 people | 24.88 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.95 per 100 people | 15.8 per 100 people | 20.68 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.11 per 100 people | 16.22 per 100 people | 18.11 per 100 people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Qatar?
- Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Qatar was 17.21 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9 per 100 people in 1998.
- What is the lowest landline phone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.27 per 100 people in 1961.
- How does Qatar rank for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Qatar ranks 69th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is landline phone subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar 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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