Mobile cellular subscriptions in Palestine
Palestine: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 4.15 million in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Palestine, 1990–2023
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Palestine recorded 4.15 million for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Palestine peaked at 4.38 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1990.
That places Palestine 131st out of 214 countries with data for 2023, 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 in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 7,076 | — |
| 2001 | 175,941 | +2386.4% |
| 2002 | 251,602 | +43.0% |
| 2003 | 264,091 | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 436,628 | +65.3% |
| 2005 | 567,584 | +30.0% |
| 2006 | 821,800 | +44.8% |
| 2007 | 1.02 million | +24.3% |
| 2008 | 1.31 million | +28.7% |
| 2009 | 1.80 million | +36.9% |
| 2010 | 2.60 million | +44.6% |
| 2011 | 2.88 million | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 3.13 million | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 3.19 million | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 3.20 million | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 3.53 million | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 3.71 million | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 4.00 million | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 4.38 million | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 4.30 million | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 4.06 million | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 4.05 million | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 4.06 million | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 4.15 million | +2.1% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 4.15 million is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.17 million, 34% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 4.15 million is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16.65 million, 25% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in Palestine 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 | +2386.4% | 7,076 | 175,941 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2000s | 666,061 | 7,076 | 1.80 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.49 million | 2.60 million | 4.38 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.08 million | 4.05 million | 4.15 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More infrastructure data for Palestine
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 76.69 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 383,653 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 7.09 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0743 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -16.18 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 383,653 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8031 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 4.15 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Palestine?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Palestine was 4.15 million in 2023, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 4.38 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1990.
- How does Palestine rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Palestine ranks 131st out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Mobile cellular subscriptions. 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.