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Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Tunisia

Tunisia: Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people was 15.97 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
15.97 per 100 people
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
77th
of 212 countries
All-time high
15.97 per 100 people
in 2024
All-time low
0.6249 per 100 people
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Tunisia, 1960–2024

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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

In 2024, landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Tunisia stood at 15.97 per 100 people. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 89.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Tunisia peaked at 15.97 per 100 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6249 per 100 people, in 1960.

Tunisia ranks 77th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Year per 100 people Change
1960 0.6249 per 100 people —
1961 0.6275 per 100 people +0.4%
1962 0.6275 per 100 people +0.0%
1963 0.6275 per 100 people +0.0%
1964 0.6275 per 100 people +0.0%
1965 0.7404 per 100 people +18.0%
1966 0.7256 per 100 people -2.0%
1967 0.7256 per 100 people +0.0%
1968 0.7256 per 100 people +0.0%
1969 0.7256 per 100 people +0.0%
1970 0.9114 per 100 people +25.6%
1971 0.9084 per 100 people -0.3%
1972 0.9084 per 100 people +0.0%
1973 0.9084 per 100 people +0.0%
1974 0.9084 per 100 people +0.0%
1975 1.13 per 100 people +24.0%
1976 1.2 per 100 people +6.7%
1977 1.29 per 100 people +7.3%
1978 1.39 per 100 people +8.1%
1979 1.56 per 100 people +11.8%
1980 1.7 per 100 people +9.2%
1981 1.8 per 100 people +5.8%
1982 2 per 100 people +11.3%
1983 2.14 per 100 people +7.0%
1984 2.32 per 100 people +8.2%
1985 2.53 per 100 people +9.2%
1986 2.82 per 100 people +11.5%
1987 2.89 per 100 people +2.4%
1988 3.08 per 100 people +6.7%
1989 3.36 per 100 people +9.0%
1990 3.64 per 100 people +8.3%
1991 3.9 per 100 people +7.1%
1992 4.32 per 100 people +10.8%
1993 4.76 per 100 people +10.2%
1994 5.26 per 100 people +10.5%
1995 5.7 per 100 people +8.4%
1996 6.29 per 100 people +10.4%
1997 6.94 per 100 people +10.3%
1998 7.88 per 100 people +13.5%
1999 8.81 per 100 people +11.8%
2000 9.78 per 100 people +11.0%
2001 10.7 per 100 people +9.4%
2002 11.52 per 100 people +7.6%
2003 11.56 per 100 people +0.3%
2004 11.84 per 100 people +2.4%
2005 12.26 per 100 people +3.6%
2006 12.26 per 100 people -0.0%
2007 12.19 per 100 people -0.5%
2008 11.75 per 100 people -3.6%
2009 12 per 100 people +2.1%
2010 11.98 per 100 people -0.2%
2011 11.19 per 100 people -6.6%
2012 9.98 per 100 people -10.8%
2013 9.17 per 100 people -8.1%
2014 8.42 per 100 people -8.2%
2015 8.28 per 100 people -1.7%
2016 8.45 per 100 people +2.1%
2017 9.55 per 100 people +13.1%
2018 11.07 per 100 people +15.8%
2019 12.25 per 100 people +10.7%
2020 12.8 per 100 people +4.6%
2021 13.77 per 100 people +7.5%
2022 14.77 per 100 people +7.2%
2023 15.27 per 100 people +3.4%
2024 15.97 per 100 people +4.6%

Tunisia compared with similar countries

  • Tunisia's 15.97 per 100 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.01 per 100 people, 15.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Tunisia's 15.97 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)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.6778 per 100 people 0.6249 per 100 people 0.7404 per 100 people 10
1970s 1.11 per 100 people 0.9084 per 100 people 1.56 per 100 people 10
1980s 2.47 per 100 people 1.7 per 100 people 3.36 per 100 people 10
1990s 5.75 per 100 people 3.64 per 100 people 8.81 per 100 people 10
2000s 11.59 per 100 people 9.78 per 100 people 12.26 per 100 people 10
2010s 10.03 per 100 people 8.28 per 100 people 12.25 per 100 people 10
2020s 14.52 per 100 people 12.8 per 100 people 15.97 per 100 people 5

Countries ranked near Tunisia

  1. 74 Laos 16.1 per 100 people compare
  2. 75 Lebanon 16.09 per 100 people compare
  3. 76 Jamaica 15.99 per 100 people compare
  4. 78 Bahrain 15.93 per 100 people compare
  5. 79 Guyana 15.04 per 100 people compare
  6. 80 Mongolia 14.94 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 Tunisia?
Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Tunisia was 15.97 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 Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 15.97 per 100 people in 2024.
What is the lowest landline phone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6249 per 100 people in 1960.
How does Tunisia rank for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Tunisia ranks 77th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
Is landline phone subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Tunisia?
Over the last ten years it is up 89.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Tunisia 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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