Mobile cellular subscriptions in Iraq
Iraq: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 100.08 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Iraq, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions in Iraq is 100.08 per 100 people, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Iraq peaked at 101.39 per 100 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
Iraq ranks 137th of 213 countries on this measure, 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 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.73 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 66.93 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.84 per 100 people | 74.94 per 100 people | 91.97 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.84 per 100 people | 88.98 per 100 people | 101.39 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More infrastructure data for Iraq
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.46 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.28 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 46.08 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 3.76 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 36,885 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 0 million ton-km (2019)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 35.2 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 798.72 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 81.5% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 15.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Iraq?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Iraq was 100.08 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 101.39 per 100 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Iraq rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Iraq ranks 137th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq 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.