Mobile cellular subscriptions in Egypt
Egypt: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 113.19 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Egypt, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
In 2024, mobile cellular subscriptions in Egypt stood at 113.19 million. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Egypt peaked at 113.19 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
Egypt ranks 17th 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 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 926.7 | 0 | 3,619 | 10 |
| 1990s | 67,954 | 4,000 | 480,974 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.05 million | 1.36 million | 55.35 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.98 million | 70.66 million | 102.96 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.06 million | 93.30 million | 113.19 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More infrastructure data for Egypt
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.37 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 13.25 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 97.13 per 100 people (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 16.67 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 135,253 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 492.65 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 1 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 8.88 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 74.6% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 13.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Egypt?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Egypt was 113.19 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 113.19 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Egypt rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Egypt ranks 17th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Mobile cellular subscriptions. 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.