Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Iraq
Iraq: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita was 1 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Iraq, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Iraq is 1 units per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Iraq peaked at 1.01 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
That places Iraq 139th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Iraq, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2002 | 0.0008 units per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.003 units per person | +288.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0208 units per person | +597.3% |
| 2005 | 0.054 units per person | +159.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3266 units per person | +505.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4939 units per person | +51.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6051 units per person | +22.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6693 units per person | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7494 units per person | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7935 units per person | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.795 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9197 units per person | +15.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9029 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8935 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8694 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8495 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9072 units per person | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9037 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8898 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9461 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9913 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 1.01 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 1 units per person | -1.3% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 1 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.21 units per person, 83% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 1 units per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.18 units per person, 85% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Iraq 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +597.3% | 0.003 units per person | 0.0208 units per person |
| 2006 | +505.2% | 0.054 units per person | 0.3266 units per person |
| 2003 | +288.1% | 0.0008 units per person | 0.003 units per person |
| 2005 | +159.3% | 0.0208 units per person | 0.054 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2173 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.6693 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8584 units per person | 0.7494 units per person | 0.9197 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9684 units per person | 0.8898 units per person | 1.01 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More infrastructure data for Iraq
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 46.08 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 100.08 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.28 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.46 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1146 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -5.85 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 5.28 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 46.08 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Iraq?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Iraq was 1 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Iraq rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- Iraq ranks 139th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Mobile cellular subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Mobile cellular subscriptions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Mobile cellular subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Mobile cellular subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.