Mobile cellular subscriptions in Yemen

Yemen: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 20.05 million in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
20.05 million
Change on year
up 12.9%
World rank
66th
of 213 countries
All-time high
20.05 million
in 2023
All-time low
0
in 1960
Years of data
52
1960–2023

Mobile cellular subscriptions in Yemen, 1960–2023

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Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

Analysis

Yemen recorded 20.05 million for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.

That represents a change of up 12.9% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Yemen peaked at 20.05 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.

That places Yemen 66th out of 213 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0 0 0 2
1970s 0 0 0 6
1980s 0 0 0 10
1990s 8,804 0 27,677 10
2000s 2.72 million 32,042 8.31 million 10
2010s 14.79 million 11.09 million 17.10 million 10
2020s 17.68 million 15.18 million 20.05 million 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Yemen?
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Yemen was 20.05 million 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 20.05 million in 2023.
What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
How does Yemen rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Yemen ranks 66th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 13,039 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.