Mobile cellular subscriptions in Lebanon
Lebanon: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 4.25 million in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Lebanon, 1960–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions in Lebanon is 4.25 million, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Lebanon peaked at 4.66 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
Lebanon ranks 130th 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 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 182,420 | 0 | 627,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 million | 743,000 | 2.39 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.03 million | 2.86 million | 4.66 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.28 million | 4.25 million | 4.29 million | 3 |
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More infrastructure data for Lebanon
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 16.09 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 924,461 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 74.01 per 100 people (2022)
- Air transport, passengers carried 2.69 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 23,751 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 34.4 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 4.8 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 835.58 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 80.6% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 13.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Lebanon?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Lebanon was 4.25 million in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 4.66 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Lebanon rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Lebanon ranks 130th out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.