Bahrain - Telephone lines
Fixed telephone subscriptions
The value for Fixed telephone subscriptions in Bahrain was 274,106 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 55 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 299,416 in 2012 and a minimum value of 3,200 in 1965.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 3,200 |
| 1966 | 3,200 |
| 1967 | 3,200 |
| 1968 | 3,200 |
| 1969 | 3,200 |
| 1970 | 6,300 |
| 1971 | 6,300 |
| 1972 | 6,300 |
| 1973 | 6,300 |
| 1974 | 6,300 |
| 1975 | 14,000 |
| 1976 | 15,700 |
| 1977 | 19,400 |
| 1978 | 22,262 |
| 1979 | 33,310 |
| 1980 | 41,220 |
| 1981 | 45,627 |
| 1982 | 50,503 |
| 1983 | 56,974 |
| 1984 | 64,330 |
| 1985 | 69,297 |
| 1986 | 72,907 |
| 1987 | 75,080 |
| 1988 | 82,996 |
| 1989 | 87,737 |
| 1990 | 93,995 |
| 1991 | 100,581 |
| 1992 | 112,530 |
| 1993 | 124,353 |
| 1994 | 135,853 |
| 1995 | 140,850 |
| 1996 | 144,391 |
| 1997 | 152,303 |
| 1998 | 157,619 |
| 1999 | 165,369 |
| 2000 | 170,976 |
| 2001 | 173,855 |
| 2002 | 175,446 |
| 2003 | 185,756 |
| 2004 | 191,553 |
| 2005 | 193,520 |
| 2006 | 194,196 |
| 2007 | 203,541 |
| 2008 | 220,386 |
| 2009 | 238,000 |
| 2010 | 228,000 |
| 2011 | 276,523 |
| 2012 | 299,416 |
| 2013 | 291,499 |
| 2014 | 284,684 |
| 2015 | 280,115 |
| 2016 | 279,864 |
| 2017 | 284,311 |
| 2018 | 274,733 |
| 2019 | 273,122 |
| 2020 | 274,106 |
Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
The value for Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) in Bahrain was 16.11 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 55 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 25.98 in 1999 and a minimum value of 1.71 in 1966.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 1.71 |
| 1966 | 1.71 |
| 1967 | 1.71 |
| 1968 | 1.71 |
| 1969 | 1.71 |
| 1970 | 2.96 |
| 1971 | 2.96 |
| 1972 | 2.96 |
| 1973 | 2.96 |
| 1974 | 2.96 |
| 1975 | 5.25 |
| 1976 | 5.53 |
| 1977 | 6.40 |
| 1978 | 6.88 |
| 1979 | 9.72 |
| 1980 | 11.45 |
| 1981 | 12.20 |
| 1982 | 13.09 |
| 1983 | 14.37 |
| 1984 | 15.80 |
| 1985 | 16.52 |
| 1986 | 16.82 |
| 1987 | 16.72 |
| 1988 | 17.84 |
| 1989 | 18.24 |
| 1990 | 18.95 |
| 1991 | 19.73 |
| 1992 | 21.51 |
| 1993 | 23.19 |
| 1994 | 24.72 |
| 1995 | 24.99 |
| 1996 | 24.95 |
| 1997 | 25.60 |
| 1998 | 25.68 |
| 1999 | 25.98 |
| 2000 | 25.73 |
| 2001 | 24.92 |
| 2002 | 23.87 |
| 2003 | 23.85 |
| 2004 | 23.08 |
| 2005 | 21.76 |
| 2006 | 20.26 |
| 2007 | 19.65 |
| 2008 | 19.77 |
| 2009 | 20.08 |
| 2010 | 18.37 |
| 2011 | 21.63 |
| 2012 | 23.03 |
| 2013 | 22.17 |
| 2014 | 21.31 |
| 2015 | 20.42 |
| 2016 | 19.63 |
| 2017 | 19.03 |
| 2018 | 17.51 |
| 2019 | 16.64 |
| 2020 | 16.11 |
Classification
Topic: Infrastructure Indicators
Sub-Topic: Communications
