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 212 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.
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 |
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More infrastructure data for Palestine
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 7.09 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 383,653 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 76.69 per 100 people (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 0.812 billion cubic meters (2021)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 164.95 cubic meters (2021)
- Individuals using the Internet 86.6% (2023)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 56.4% (2021)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry 8.9% (2021)
- Fixed broadband subscriptions 448,515 (2024)
- Fixed broadband subscriptions 8.16 per 100 people (2024)
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 212 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.