Mobile cellular subscriptions in Jordan
Jordan: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 69.64 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Jordan, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 69.64 per 100 people for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Jordan peaked at 144.56 per 100 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
Jordan ranks 182nd of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | 0.6022 per 100 people | 0.0338 per 100 people | 2.39 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.51 per 100 people | 7.22 per 100 people | 84.21 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 105.82 per 100 people | 72.89 per 100 people | 144.56 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 67 per 100 people | 64.31 per 100 people | 69.64 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More infrastructure data for Jordan
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.21 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 485,928 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.05 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 3.73 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 34,667 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 110.06 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 0.682 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 60.59 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 95.6% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 45.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Jordan?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Jordan was 69.64 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 144.56 per 100 people in 2015.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Jordan rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Jordan ranks 182nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan 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.