Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Qatar
Qatar: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita was 1.64 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Qatar, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Qatar is 1.64 units per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Qatar peaked at 1.77 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
Qatar ranks 21st of 213 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, per capita in Qatar, 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 | — |
| 1990 | 0.0087 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0089 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.009 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0089 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0231 units per person | +160.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0359 units per person | +55.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0544 units per person | +51.5% |
| 1997 | 0.079 units per person | +45.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1133 units per person | +43.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1377 units per person | +21.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1874 units per person | +36.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2625 units per person | +40.1% |
| 2002 | 0.375 units per person | +42.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5056 units per person | +34.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6341 units per person | +25.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8684 units per person | +37.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9455 units per person | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 1.05 units per person | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 1 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 1.21 units per person | +20.9% |
| 2010 | 1.35 units per person | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 1.42 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 1.51 units per person | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 1.73 units per person | +14.4% |
| 2014 | 1.54 units per person | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 1.6 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 1.47 units per person | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 1.57 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 1.53 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.48 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 1.36 units per person | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 1.55 units per person | +13.8% |
| 2022 | 1.77 units per person | +14.1% |
| 2023 | 1.77 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.64 units per person | -7.4% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 1.64 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.25 units per person, 1.3× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 1.64 units per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.18 units per person, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Qatar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +160.9% | 0.0089 units per person | 0.0231 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 | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.0479 units per person | 0.0087 units per person | 0.1377 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7037 units per person | 0.1874 units per person | 1.21 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.52 units per person | 1.35 units per person | 1.73 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.62 units per person | 1.36 units per person | 1.77 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More infrastructure data for Qatar
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.68 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 153.61 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 524,643 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 17.21 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1836 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.1749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 524,643 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 4.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Qatar?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Qatar was 1.64 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.77 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Qatar rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- Qatar ranks 21st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar 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.