What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Yemen?

Mobile cellular subscriptions in Yemen was 50.89 per 100 people in 2023, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Yemen?

The highest recorded value was 57.47 per 100 people in 2013.

What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Yemen?

The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.

How does Yemen rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?

Yemen ranks 200th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.

Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Yemen?

Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Yemen 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.

Mobile cellular subscriptions in Yemen

Name: Mobile cellular subscriptions in Yemen
Creator: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Yemen: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 50.89 per 100 people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

50.89 per 100 people

Change on year

up 9.6%

World rank

200th

of 213 countries

All-time high

57.47 per 100 people

in 2013

All-time low

0 per 100 people

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2023

Mobile cellular subscriptions in Yemen, 1960–2023

Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.

Analysis

In 2023, mobile cellular subscriptions in Yemen stood at 50.89 per 100 people.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.6% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Yemen peaked at 57.47 per 100 people in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.

That places Yemen 200th out of 213 countries with data for 2023, 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	0.0518 per 100 people	0 per 100 people	0.1528 per 100 people	10
2000s	11.13 per 100 people	0.1633 per 100 people	32.06 per 100 people	10
2010s	48.07 per 100 people	41.43 per 100 people	57.47 per 100 people	10
2020s	46.79 per 100 people	42 per 100 people	50.89 per 100 people	4

Countries ranked near Yemen

197 Democratic Republic of Congo 58.53 per 100 people compare
198 Somalia 53.96 per 100 people compare
199 Kiribati 53.52 per 100 people compare
201 Equatorial Guinea 49.54 per 100 people compare
202 Mozambique 49.5 per 100 people compare
203 Djibouti 48.45 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Yemen

Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.9 per 100 people (2022)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 727,821 (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 20.05 million (2023)
Air transport, passengers carried 618,613 (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 4,979 (2023)
Air transport, freight 49.73 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 2.1 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 54.94 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 17.5% (2019)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 7.4% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Yemen?: Mobile cellular subscriptions in Yemen was 50.89 per 100 people in 2023, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Yemen?: The highest recorded value was 57.47 per 100 people in 2013.
What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Yemen?: The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
How does Yemen rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?: Yemen ranks 200th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Yemen?: Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Yemen 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

Indicator: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit: per 100 people
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 260 places, 13,015 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.