Saudi Arabia - Telephone lines
Fixed telephone subscriptions
The value for Fixed telephone subscriptions in Saudi Arabia was 5,749,058 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5,749,058 in 2020 and a minimum value of 93,600 in 1970.
Definition: Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 93,600 |
| 1971 | 93,600 |
| 1972 | 93,600 |
| 1973 | 93,600 |
| 1974 | 93,600 |
| 1975 | 138,000 |
| 1976 | 141,000 |
| 1977 | 153,000 |
| 1978 | 196,938 |
| 1979 | 277,288 |
| 1980 | 319,576 |
| 1981 | 512,205 |
| 1982 | 693,799 |
| 1983 | 790,711 |
| 1984 | 889,966 |
| 1985 | 905,909 |
| 1986 | 957,357 |
| 1987 | 1,003,982 |
| 1988 | 1,069,433 |
| 1989 | 1,124,681 |
| 1990 | 1,234,000 |
| 1991 | 1,466,311 |
| 1992 | 1,568,370 |
| 1993 | 1,614,676 |
| 1994 | 1,675,654 |
| 1995 | 1,719,412 |
| 1996 | 1,796,041 |
| 1997 | 1,877,049 |
| 1998 | 2,167,037 |
| 1999 | 2,706,182 |
| 2000 | 2,964,730 |
| 2001 | 3,232,925 |
| 2002 | 3,417,000 |
| 2003 | 3,502,629 |
| 2004 | 3,695,133 |
| 2005 | 3,844,000 |
| 2006 | 3,951,000 |
| 2007 | 3,996,000 |
| 2008 | 4,100,000 |
| 2009 | 4,171,000 |
| 2010 | 4,165,750 |
| 2011 | 4,633,158 |
| 2012 | 4,801,824 |
| 2013 | 4,939,715 |
| 2015 | 3,746,906 |
| 2016 | 4,238,774 |
| 2017 | 4,659,836 |
| 2018 | 5,387,405 |
| 2019 | 5,377,978 |
| 2020 | 5,749,058 |
Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
The value for Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) in Saudi Arabia was 16.51 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 16.51 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1.60 in 1971.
Definition: Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.60 |
| 1971 | 1.60 |
| 1972 | 1.60 |
| 1973 | 1.60 |
| 1974 | 1.60 |
| 1975 | 1.86 |
| 1976 | 1.81 |
| 1977 | 1.86 |
| 1978 | 2.28 |
| 1979 | 3.03 |
| 1980 | 3.30 |
| 1981 | 4.97 |
| 1982 | 6.31 |
| 1983 | 6.76 |
| 1984 | 7.17 |
| 1985 | 6.91 |
| 1986 | 6.94 |
| 1987 | 6.95 |
| 1988 | 7.10 |
| 1989 | 7.18 |
| 1990 | 7.60 |
| 1991 | 8.74 |
| 1992 | 9.07 |
| 1993 | 9.09 |
| 1994 | 9.20 |
| 1995 | 9.22 |
| 1996 | 9.44 |
| 1997 | 9.67 |
| 1998 | 10.95 |
| 1999 | 13.40 |
| 2000 | 14.35 |
| 2001 | 15.25 |
| 2002 | 15.67 |
| 2003 | 15.60 |
| 2004 | 15.97 |
| 2005 | 16.14 |
| 2006 | 16.13 |
| 2007 | 15.87 |
| 2008 | 15.84 |
| 2009 | 15.66 |
| 2010 | 15.19 |
| 2011 | 16.39 |
| 2012 | 16.47 |
| 2013 | 16.44 |
| 2015 | 11.81 |
| 2016 | 13.07 |
| 2017 | 14.08 |
| 2018 | 15.99 |
| 2019 | 15.69 |
| 2020 | 16.51 |
Classification
Topic: Infrastructure Indicators
Sub-Topic: Communications
