Mobile cellular subscriptions in Syria
Syria: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 71.22 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Syria, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
In 2024, mobile cellular subscriptions in Syria stood at 71.22 per 100 people.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Syria peaked at 87.5 per 100 people in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
Syria ranks 175th 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 | 0.0025 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.0252 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.06 per 100 people | 0.1803 per 100 people | 45.6 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.94 per 100 people | 52.02 per 100 people | 87.5 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 76 per 100 people | 71.22 per 100 people | 79.15 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More infrastructure data for Syria
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.52 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.84 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 17.57 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 610,745 (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 5,131 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 1.55 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 7.13 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 317.51 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 33.8% (2018)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 8.8% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Syria?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Syria was 71.22 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 87.5 per 100 people in 2018.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Syria rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Syria ranks 175th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syria 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.