Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Lebanon

Lebanon: Landline phone subscriptions, per capita was 0.1609 units per person in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.1609 units per person
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
76th
of 212 countries
All-time high
0.2872 units per person
in 2016
All-time low
0.1047 units per person
in 1982
Years of data
41
1982–2022

Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Lebanon, 1982–2022

00.10.20.31982200220221982: 0.105 units per person1983: 0.106 units per person1984: 0.107 units per person1985: 0.108 units per person1986: 0.108 units per person1987: 0.108 units per person1988: 0.108 units per person1989: 0.109 units per person1990: 0.11 units per person1991: 0.11 units per person1992: 0.111 units per person1993: 0.112 units per person1994: 0.112 units per person1995: 0.113 units per person1996: 0.114 units per person1997: 0.137 units per person1998: 0.135 units per person1999: 0.134 units per person2000: 0.133 units per person2001: 0.142 units per person2002: 0.152 units per person2003: 0.155 units per person2004: 0.137 units per person2005: 0.136 units per person2006: 0.143 units per person2007: 0.144 units per person2008: 0.152 units per person2009: 0.161 units per person2010: 0.166 units per person2011: 0.168 units per person2012: 0.166 units per person2013: 0.151 units per person2014: 0.152 units per person2015: 0.156 units per person2016: 0.287 units per person2017: 0.147 units per person2018: 0.149 units per person2019: 0.152 units per person2020: 0.154 units per person2021: 0.153 units per person2022: 0.161 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

In 2022, landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Lebanon stood at 0.1609 units per person.

That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Lebanon peaked at 0.2872 units per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1047 units per person, in 1982.

That places Lebanon 76th out of 212 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.

Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Lebanon, year by year

Annual values for Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Lebanon, 1982 to 2022.
Year units per person Change
1982 0.1047 units per person —
1983 0.1061 units per person +1.3%
1984 0.1069 units per person +0.8%
1985 0.1075 units per person +0.6%
1986 0.1076 units per person +0.0%
1987 0.1077 units per person +0.1%
1988 0.1083 units per person +0.6%
1989 0.1089 units per person +0.6%
1990 0.1096 units per person +0.6%
1991 0.1103 units per person +0.6%
1992 0.1108 units per person +0.5%
1993 0.1115 units per person +0.7%
1994 0.1124 units per person +0.8%
1995 0.1133 units per person +0.8%
1996 0.1142 units per person +0.7%
1997 0.1367 units per person +19.8%
1998 0.1354 units per person -1.0%
1999 0.1342 units per person -0.9%
2000 0.133 units per person -0.8%
2001 0.1422 units per person +6.9%
2002 0.1521 units per person +6.9%
2003 0.1547 units per person +1.7%
2004 0.137 units per person -11.4%
2005 0.1359 units per person -0.8%
2006 0.1434 units per person +5.5%
2007 0.144 units per person +0.4%
2008 0.1523 units per person +5.7%
2009 0.161 units per person +5.7%
2010 0.1662 units per person +3.2%
2011 0.1678 units per person +0.9%
2012 0.1656 units per person -1.3%
2013 0.1515 units per person -8.5%
2014 0.1522 units per person +0.4%
2015 0.1565 units per person +2.8%
2016 0.2872 units per person +83.6%
2017 0.1474 units per person -48.7%
2018 0.1493 units per person +1.3%
2019 0.1522 units per person +2.0%
2020 0.1535 units per person +0.8%
2021 0.1531 units per person -0.3%
2022 0.1609 units per person +5.1%

Lebanon compared with similar countries

  • Lebanon's 0.1609 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0101 units per person, 15.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Lebanon's 0.1609 units per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.118 units per person, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Lebanon 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
2016 +83.6% 0.1565 units per person 0.2872 units per person
2017 -48.7% 0.2872 units per person 0.1474 units per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1072 units per person 0.1047 units per person 0.1089 units per person 8
1990s 0.1188 units per person 0.1096 units per person 0.1367 units per person 10
2000s 0.1456 units per person 0.133 units per person 0.161 units per person 10
2010s 0.1696 units per person 0.1474 units per person 0.2872 units per person 10
2020s 0.1559 units per person 0.1531 units per person 0.1609 units per person 3

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 73 New Caledonia 0.1622 units per person compare
  2. 74 Bahrain 0.1612 units per person compare
  3. 75 Laos 0.161 units per person compare
  4. 77 Jamaica 0.1599 units per person compare
  5. 78 Tunisia 0.1597 units per person compare
  6. 79 Guyana 0.1504 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 212 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Lebanon?
Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Lebanon was 0.1609 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest landline phone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 0.2872 units per person in 2016.
What is the lowest landline phone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1047 units per person in 1982.
How does Lebanon rank for landline phone subscriptions, per capita?
Lebanon ranks 76th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
Is landline phone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lebanon data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Landline phone subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Landline phone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Landline phone subscriptions ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Landline phone subscriptions, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
212 places, 11,803 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Landline phone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.