Mobile cellular subscriptions in Jordan
Jordan: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 69.64 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Jordan, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 69.64 per 100 people for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Jordan peaked at 144.56 per 100 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
Jordan ranks 182nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Jordan, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1965 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1970 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1975 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1976 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1977 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1978 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1979 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1980 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1981 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1982 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1983 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1984 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1985 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1986 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1987 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1988 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1989 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1990 | 0.0413 per 100 people | — |
| 1991 | 0.0399 per 100 people | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0378 per 100 people | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0357 per 100 people | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0338 per 100 people | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2656 per 100 people | +685.7% |
| 1996 | 0.5232 per 100 people | +97.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9514 per 100 people | +81.8% |
| 1998 | 1.7 per 100 people | +78.8% |
| 1999 | 2.39 per 100 people | +40.6% |
| 2000 | 7.22 per 100 people | +201.9% |
| 2001 | 15.74 per 100 people | +118.0% |
| 2002 | 21.72 per 100 people | +38.0% |
| 2003 | 23.08 per 100 people | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 27.61 per 100 people | +19.6% |
| 2005 | 52.04 per 100 people | +88.5% |
| 2006 | 67.57 per 100 people | +29.9% |
| 2007 | 69.89 per 100 people | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 76.02 per 100 people | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 84.21 per 100 people | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 90.72 per 100 people | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 100.03 per 100 people | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 118.41 per 100 people | +18.4% |
| 2013 | 129.06 per 100 people | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 126.17 per 100 people | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 144.56 per 100 people | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 98.12 per 100 people | -32.1% |
| 2017 | 94.81 per 100 people | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 83.46 per 100 people | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 72.89 per 100 people | -12.7% |
| 2020 | 64.31 per 100 people | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 65.74 per 100 people | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 67.75 per 100 people | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 67.55 per 100 people | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 69.64 per 100 people | +3.1% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 69.64 per 100 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 120.08 per 100 people, 58% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 69.64 per 100 people is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 117.61 per 100 people, 59% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in Jordan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +685.7% | 0.0338 per 100 people | 0.2656 per 100 people |
| 2000 | +201.9% | 2.39 per 100 people | 7.22 per 100 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6022 per 100 people | 0.0338 per 100 people | 2.39 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.51 per 100 people | 7.22 per 100 people | 84.21 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 105.82 per 100 people | 72.89 per 100 people | 144.56 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 67 per 100 people | 64.31 per 100 people | 69.64 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More infrastructure data for Jordan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.05 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 485,928 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.21 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0421 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 485,928 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6964 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 8.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Jordan?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Jordan was 69.64 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 144.56 per 100 people in 2015.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Jordan rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Jordan ranks 182nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). 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.