Mobile cellular subscriptions in Yemen
Yemen: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 20.05 million in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Yemen, 1960–2023
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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More infrastructure data for Yemen
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.9 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 727,821 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 50.89 per 100 people (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 618,613 (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 4,979 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 49.73 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 2.1 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 54.94 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 17.5% (2019)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 7.4% (2022)
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
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.