Public payphones in Algeria
Algeria: Public payphones was 218,419 in 2007. ◆ Volatile
Public payphones in Algeria, 1990–2007
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public payphones in Algeria is 218,419, measured in 2007. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 3,733.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public payphones in Algeria peaked at 218,419 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5,000, in 1998.
That places Algeria 1st out of 51 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Public payphones in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,459 | — |
| 1991 | 5,821 | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 6,387 | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 7,386 | +15.6% |
| 1994 | 6,722 | -9.0% |
| 1995 | 6,523 | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 5,777 | -11.4% |
| 1997 | 5,698 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 5,000 | -12.2% |
| 1999 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 16,211 | +224.2% |
| 2002 | 18,200 | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 21,913 | +20.4% |
| 2004 | 30,792 | +40.5% |
| 2005 | 203,416 | +560.6% |
| 2006 | 218,419 | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 218,419 | +0.0% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 218,419 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,275, 171.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 218,419 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 28,964, 7.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Public payphones in Algeria 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +560.6% | 30,792 | 203,416 |
| 2001 | +224.2% | 5,000 | 16,211 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,977 | 5,000 | 7,386 | 10 |
| 2000s | 91,546 | 5,000 | 218,419 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More science & technology data for Algeria
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 115.46 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.15 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 54.05 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 21.63 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 7,676 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public payphones in Algeria?
- Public payphones in Algeria was 218,419 in 2007, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
- What is the highest public payphones recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 218,419 in 2006.
- What is the lowest public payphones recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,000 in 1998.
- How does Algeria rank for public payphones?
- Algeria ranks 1st out of 51 countries with data for 2007.
- Is public payphones rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,733.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as part of Public payphones. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Total number of all types of public telephones, including coin- and card-operated and public telephones in call offices. Publicly available phones installed in private places should also be included, as should mobile public telephones. All public telephones regardless of capability (e.g., local calls or national only) should be counted. If the national definition of "payphone" differs from that above (e.g., by excluding pay phones in private places), then respondents should indicate their own definition.