Mobile cellular subscriptions in Libya
Libya: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 192.97 per 100 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Libya, 1960–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Libya recorded 192.97 per 100 people for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2022.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Libya peaked at 195.12 per 100 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
Libya ranks 7th 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 | 0.1199 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.5931 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.55 per 100 people | 0.754 per 100 people | 149.75 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 143.68 per 100 people | 89.33 per 100 people | 167.75 per 100 people | 9 |
| 2020s | 184.36 per 100 people | 164.99 per 100 people | 195.12 per 100 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 4 United Arab Emirates 203.21 per 100 people compare
- 5 Macao 201.14 per 100 people compare
- 6 Antigua and Barbuda 200.54 per 100 people compare
- 8 Russia 186.1 per 100 people compare
- 9 Cote d'Ivoire 183.88 per 100 people compare
- 10 South Africa 179.34 per 100 people compare
More infrastructure data for Libya
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 16.86 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.22 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 13.94 million (2022)
- Air transport, passengers carried 1.09 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 11,246 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 60.05 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 0.7 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 96.9 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 82.0% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 12.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Libya?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Libya was 192.97 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 195.12 per 100 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Libya rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Libya ranks 7th out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya 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.