Fixed line penetration as a percentage of population fell 1.75% to 11.2% in Oman in 2023, according to World Bank.
Historically, fixed line penetration as a percentage of population in Oman reached an all time high of 13.3% in 2020 and an all time low of 0.032% in 1967.
Oman has been ranked 72nd within the group of 133 countries we follow in terms of fixed line penetration as a percentage of population, 26 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Fixed Line Penetration (As % of Population) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Bahrain | % | 19.2% | 18.3% | 18.4% | 18.5% | 17.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Djibouti | % | 3.47% | 3.44% | 3.41% | 3.52% | 2.44% | ||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | % | 2.10% | 1.94% | 2.04% | 2.01% | 1.97% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 36.5% | 35.4% | 33.3% | 33.2% | 33.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 8.23% | 6.72% | 6.94% | 6.41% | 5.90% | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | % | 3.49% | 3.53% | 3.33% | 3.60% | 3.69% | ||||||||||||||||
| Oman | % | 10.9% | 12.2% | 12.8% | 13.3% | 12.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 1.32% | 1.29% | 1.20% | 1.22% | 1.07% | ||||||||||||||||
| Qatar | % | 17.1% | 16.4% | 16.5% | 16.2% | 16.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 15.1% | 17.7% | 17.6% | 18.6% | 21.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | % | 10.5% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 11.3% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | % | 25.1% | 25.1% | 25.2% | 25.2% | 22.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | % | 3.60% | 4.28% | 3.53% | 3.43% | 1.96% | ... |
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