Mobile cellular subscriptions in Lebanon
Lebanon: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 74.01 per 100 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Lebanon, 1960–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
In 2022, mobile cellular subscriptions in Lebanon stood at 74.01 per 100 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Lebanon peaked at 75.2 per 100 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
That places Lebanon 172nd out of 213 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 | 4.39 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 14.75 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.62 per 100 people | 17.16 per 100 people | 47.88 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.12 per 100 people | 56.8 per 100 people | 73.93 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.74 per 100 people | 74.01 per 100 people | 75.2 per 100 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More infrastructure data for Lebanon
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 16.09 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 924,461 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.25 million (2022)
- Air transport, passengers carried 2.69 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 23,751 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 34.4 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 4.8 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 835.58 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 80.6% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 13.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Lebanon?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Lebanon was 74.01 per 100 people in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 75.2 per 100 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Lebanon rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Lebanon ranks 172nd out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.