Mobile cellular subscriptions in Oman
Oman: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 120.61 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Oman, 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 Oman is 120.61 per 100 people, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Oman peaked at 155.76 per 100 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
Oman ranks 87th 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 | 0.0345 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.1205 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.43 per 100 people | 0.1506 per 100 people | 5.37 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.16 per 100 people | 7.14 per 100 people | 138.05 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 148.93 per 100 people | 138.23 per 100 people | 155.76 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 131.03 per 100 people | 120.61 per 100 people | 140.38 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oman
More infrastructure data for Oman
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.27 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 435,596 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.35 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 8.70 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 63,371 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 542.34 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 1.4 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 295.97 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 95.3% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 6.8% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Oman?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Oman was 120.61 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 Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 155.76 per 100 people in 2015.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Oman rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Oman ranks 87th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Oman 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.