Mobile cellular subscriptions in Iraq
Iraq: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 46.08 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Iraq, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
In 2024, mobile cellular subscriptions in Iraq stood at 46.08 million. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Iraq peaked at 46.08 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
Iraq ranks 39th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.32 million | 0 | 20.12 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.52 million | 23.26 million | 37.22 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.74 million | 37.48 million | 46.08 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More infrastructure data for Iraq
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.46 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.28 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 100.08 per 100 people (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 3.76 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 36,885 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 0 million ton-km (2019)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 35.2 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 798.72 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 81.5% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 15.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Iraq?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Iraq was 46.08 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 46.08 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Iraq rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Iraq ranks 39th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq 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.