Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers in Tunisia

Tunisia: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers was 1,275 per 1,000 people in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
1,275 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 8.4%
World rank
6th
of 53 countries
All-time high
1,275 per 1,000 people
in 2011
All-time low
6.21 per 1,000 people
in 1960
Years of data
38
1960–2011

Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers in Tunisia, 1960–2011

05001.0k1.5k1960198520111960: 6.2 per 1,000 people1965: 7.1 per 1,000 people1970: 9 per 1,000 people1975: 11.6 per 1,000 people1976: 12.4 per 1,000 people1977: 13.3 per 1,000 people1978: 14.4 per 1,000 people1979: 16.1 per 1,000 people1980: 17.5 per 1,000 people1981: 18.5 per 1,000 people1982: 20.6 per 1,000 people1983: 22 per 1,000 people1984: 24 per 1,000 people1987: 29.7 per 1,000 people1988: 31.7 per 1,000 people1989: 34.9 per 1,000 people1990: 37.3 per 1,000 people1991: 40.1 per 1,000 people1992: 44.4 per 1,000 people1993: 48.9 per 1,000 people1994: 54.1 per 1,000 people1995: 58.6 per 1,000 people1996: 65 per 1,000 people1997: 71.8 per 1,000 people1998: 84.8 per 1,000 people1999: 95.8 per 1,000 people2000: 112.3 per 1,000 people2001: 149.4 per 1,000 people2002: 176.1 per 1,000 people2003: 313.2 per 1,000 people2004: 497.3 per 1,000 people2005: 691.8 per 1,000 people2006: 849.9 per 1,000 people2007: 891.5 per 1,000 people2008: 952.8 per 1,000 people2009: 1.1k per 1,000 people2010: 1.2k per 1,000 people2011: 1.3k per 1,000 people

Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in per 1,000 people.

Analysis

Tunisia recorded 1,275 per 1,000 people for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers in 2011. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.

The figure is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 753.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers in Tunisia peaked at 1,275 per 1,000 people in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6.21 per 1,000 people, in 1960.

Tunisia ranks 6th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers in Tunisia, year by year

Annual values for Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers (per 1,000 people) in Tunisia, 1960 to 2011.
Year per 1,000 people Change
1960 6.21 per 1,000 people
1965 7.13 per 1,000 people +14.7%
1970 8.97 per 1,000 people +25.9%
1975 11.58 per 1,000 people +29.1%
1976 12.42 per 1,000 people +7.2%
1977 13.35 per 1,000 people +7.5%
1978 14.41 per 1,000 people +8.0%
1979 16.09 per 1,000 people +11.6%
1980 17.54 per 1,000 people +9.0%
1981 18.53 per 1,000 people +5.6%
1982 20.59 per 1,000 people +11.1%
1983 22.01 per 1,000 people +6.9%
1984 23.97 per 1,000 people +8.9%
1987 29.65 per 1,000 people +23.7%
1988 31.73 per 1,000 people +7.0%
1989 34.95 per 1,000 people +10.2%
1990 37.25 per 1,000 people +6.6%
1991 40.06 per 1,000 people +7.5%
1992 44.38 per 1,000 people +10.8%
1993 48.93 per 1,000 people +10.2%
1994 54.11 per 1,000 people +10.6%
1995 58.6 per 1,000 people +8.3%
1996 64.99 per 1,000 people +10.9%
1997 71.83 per 1,000 people +10.5%
1998 84.77 per 1,000 people +18.0%
1999 95.78 per 1,000 people +13.0%
2000 112.33 per 1,000 people +17.3%
2001 149.42 per 1,000 people +33.0%
2002 176.13 per 1,000 people +17.9%
2003 313.15 per 1,000 people +77.8%
2004 497.28 per 1,000 people +58.8%
2005 691.81 per 1,000 people +39.1%
2006 849.88 per 1,000 people +22.8%
2007 891.53 per 1,000 people +4.9%
2008 952.79 per 1,000 people +6.9%
2009 1,061 per 1,000 people +11.3%
2010 1,176 per 1,000 people +10.8%
2011 1,275 per 1,000 people +8.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6.67 per 1,000 people 6.21 per 1,000 people 7.13 per 1,000 people 2
1970s 12.8 per 1,000 people 8.97 per 1,000 people 16.09 per 1,000 people 6
1980s 24.87 per 1,000 people 17.54 per 1,000 people 34.95 per 1,000 people 8
1990s 60.07 per 1,000 people 37.25 per 1,000 people 95.78 per 1,000 people 10
2000s 569.53 per 1,000 people 112.33 per 1,000 people 1,061 per 1,000 people 10
2010s 1,225 per 1,000 people 1,176 per 1,000 people 1,275 per 1,000 people 2

Countries ranked near Tunisia

  1. 3 Botswana 1,502 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 4 South Africa 1,347 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 5 Mauritius 1,298 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 7 Morocco 1,243 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 8 Gabon 1,188 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 9 Egypt 1,116 per 1,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers in Tunisia?
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers in Tunisia was 1,275 per 1,000 people in 2011, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
What is the highest telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers recorded in Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 1,275 per 1,000 people in 2011.
What is the lowest telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 6.21 per 1,000 people in 1960.
How does Tunisia rank for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
Tunisia ranks 6th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers rising or falling in Tunisia?
Over the last ten years it is up 753.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Tunisia data come from?
The figures come from International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as part of Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
59 places, 2,189 data points, 1960–2011
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Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.