Mobile cellular subscriptions in Yemen
Yemen: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 50.89 per 100 people in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Yemen, 1960–2023
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
In 2023, mobile cellular subscriptions in Yemen stood at 50.89 per 100 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.6% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Yemen peaked at 57.47 per 100 people in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
That places Yemen 200th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Yemen, 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 | 0.0107 per 100 people | — |
| 1993 | 0.0345 per 100 people | +221.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0527 per 100 people | +52.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0512 per 100 people | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.053 per 100 people | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0716 per 100 people | +35.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0917 per 100 people | +28.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1528 per 100 people | +66.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1633 per 100 people | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7309 per 100 people | +347.7% |
| 2002 | 2.34 per 100 people | +219.6% |
| 2003 | 3.15 per 100 people | +34.7% |
| 2004 | 6.68 per 100 people | +112.3% |
| 2005 | 9.99 per 100 people | +49.6% |
| 2006 | 12.65 per 100 people | +26.6% |
| 2007 | 17.88 per 100 people | +41.4% |
| 2008 | 25.67 per 100 people | +43.5% |
| 2009 | 32.06 per 100 people | +24.9% |
| 2010 | 41.43 per 100 people | +29.2% |
| 2011 | 42.3 per 100 people | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 48.89 per 100 people | +15.6% |
| 2013 | 57.47 per 100 people | +17.5% |
| 2014 | 56.57 per 100 people | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 48.21 per 100 people | -14.8% |
| 2016 | 51.18 per 100 people | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 46.41 per 100 people | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 44.88 per 100 people | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 43.4 per 100 people | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 42 per 100 people | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 47.81 per 100 people | +13.8% |
| 2022 | 46.45 per 100 people | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 50.89 per 100 people | +9.6% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 50.89 per 100 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 65.08 per 100 people, 78% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 50.89 per 100 people is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 117.61 per 100 people, 43% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in Yemen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +347.7% | 0.1633 per 100 people | 0.7309 per 100 people |
| 1993 | +221.2% | 0.0107 per 100 people | 0.0345 per 100 people |
| 2002 | +219.6% | 0.7309 per 100 people | 2.34 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 | 0.0518 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.1528 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.13 per 100 people | 0.1633 per 100 people | 32.06 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.07 per 100 people | 41.43 per 100 people | 57.47 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.79 per 100 people | 42 per 100 people | 50.89 per 100 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 197 Democratic Republic of Congo 58.53 per 100 people compare
- 198 Somalia 53.96 per 100 people compare
- 199 Kiribati 53.52 per 100 people compare
- 201 Equatorial Guinea 49.54 per 100 people compare
- 202 Mozambique 49.5 per 100 people compare
- 203 Djibouti 48.45 per 100 people compare
More infrastructure data for Yemen
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 20.05 million (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 727,821 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.9 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.019 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2017)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.217 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 727,821 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.5089 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 20.05 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Yemen?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Yemen was 50.89 per 100 people 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 57.47 per 100 people in 2013.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Yemen rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Yemen ranks 200th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. 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 (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.