Mobile cellular subscriptions in Libya
Libya: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 192.97 per 100 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Libya, 1960–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Libya recorded 192.97 per 100 people for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2022.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Libya peaked at 195.12 per 100 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
Libya ranks 7th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Libya, 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 per 100 people | — |
| 1991 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1992 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1993 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1994 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1995 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1996 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1997 | 0.204 per 100 people | — |
| 1998 | 0.4015 per 100 people | +96.8% |
| 1999 | 0.5931 per 100 people | +47.7% |
| 2000 | 0.754 per 100 people | +27.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9253 per 100 people | +22.7% |
| 2002 | 1.27 per 100 people | +37.3% |
| 2003 | 2.26 per 100 people | +77.8% |
| 2004 | 8.72 per 100 people | +285.7% |
| 2005 | 34.14 per 100 people | +291.7% |
| 2006 | 65.68 per 100 people | +92.4% |
| 2007 | 73.72 per 100 people | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 118.34 per 100 people | +60.5% |
| 2009 | 149.75 per 100 people | +26.5% |
| 2010 | 167.75 per 100 people | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 157.65 per 100 people | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 155.15 per 100 people | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 162.35 per 100 people | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 132.2 per 100 people | -18.6% |
| 2015 | 149.22 per 100 people | +12.9% |
| 2016 | 115.5 per 100 people | -22.6% |
| 2017 | 89.33 per 100 people | -22.7% |
| 2019 | 164 per 100 people | +83.6% |
| 2020 | 164.99 per 100 people | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 195.12 per 100 people | +18.3% |
| 2022 | 192.97 per 100 people | -1.1% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 192.97 per 100 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 120.08 per 100 people, 1.6× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Libya's 192.97 per 100 people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 117.61 per 100 people, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in Libya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +291.7% | 8.72 per 100 people | 34.14 per 100 people |
| 2004 | +285.7% | 2.26 per 100 people | 8.72 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 | 0.1199 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.5931 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.55 per 100 people | 0.754 per 100 people | 149.75 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 143.68 per 100 people | 89.33 per 100 people | 167.75 per 100 people | 9 |
| 2020s | 184.36 per 100 people | 164.99 per 100 people | 195.12 per 100 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 4 United Arab Emirates 203.21 per 100 people compare
- 5 Macao 201.14 per 100 people compare
- 6 Antigua and Barbuda 200.54 per 100 people compare
- 8 Russia 186.1 per 100 people compare
- 9 Cote d'Ivoire 183.88 per 100 people compare
- 10 South Africa 179.34 per 100 people compare
More infrastructure data for Libya
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 13.94 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.22 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 16.86 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1686 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -22.7 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.22 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.93 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 13.94 million (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Libya?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Libya was 192.97 per 100 people in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 195.12 per 100 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Libya rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Libya ranks 7th out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya 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.