Mobile cellular subscriptions in Iran
Iran: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 174.07 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Iran, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Iran recorded 174.07 per 100 people for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 105.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Iran peaked at 174.07 per 100 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
Iran ranks 15th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1897 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.7607 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.85 per 100 people | 1.45 per 100 people | 68.74 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.72 per 100 people | 69.82 per 100 people | 135.62 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 160.43 per 100 people | 145.49 per 100 people | 174.07 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More infrastructure data for Iran
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 30.83 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 28.23 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 159.39 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 18.07 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 144,976 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 136.93 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 128.5 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 1,435 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 85.3% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 6.6% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Iran?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Iran was 174.07 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 Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 174.07 per 100 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Iran rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Iran ranks 15th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iran 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.