Mobile cellular subscriptions in Oman
Oman: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 6.35 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Oman, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions in Oman is 6.35 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Oman peaked at 6.94 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
Oman ranks 115th 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 | 576.7 | 0 | 2,098 | 10 |
| 1990s | 31,854 | 2,730 | 121,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.52 million | 162,000 | 3.97 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.98 million | 4.61 million | 6.94 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.36 million | 6.12 million | 6.75 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 112 Panama 6.98 million compare
- 113 Costa Rica 6.98 million compare
- 114 New Zealand 6.78 million compare
- 116 North Korea 6.35 million compare
- 117 Turkmenistan 6.25 million compare
- 118 Georgia 6.14 million compare
More infrastructure data for Oman
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.27 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 435,596 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 120.61 per 100 people (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 8.70 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 63,371 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 542.34 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 1.4 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 295.97 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 95.3% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 6.8% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Oman?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Oman was 6.35 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 6.94 million in 2017.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Oman rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Oman ranks 115th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Oman 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 53 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.