Mobile cellular subscriptions in Egypt
Egypt: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 97.13 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Egypt, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
In 2024, mobile cellular subscriptions in Egypt stood at 97.13 per 100 people.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Egypt peaked at 104.58 per 100 people in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
That places Egypt 145th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0017 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.0065 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0987 per 100 people | 0.007 per 100 people | 0.688 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.42 per 100 people | 1.86 per 100 people | 63.26 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.43 per 100 people | 79.22 per 100 people | 104.58 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.39 per 100 people | 84.09 per 100 people | 97.13 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More infrastructure data for Egypt
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.37 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 13.25 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 113.19 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 16.67 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 135,253 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 492.65 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 1 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 8.88 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 74.6% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 13.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Egypt?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Egypt was 97.13 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 104.58 per 100 people in 2013.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Egypt rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Egypt ranks 145th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.