Mobile cellular subscriptions in Yemen
Yemen: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 20.05 million in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Yemen, 1960–2023
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Yemen recorded 20.05 million for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.9% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Yemen peaked at 20.05 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places Yemen 66th 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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 1,550 | — |
| 1993 | 5,170 | +233.5% |
| 1994 | 8,191 | +58.4% |
| 1995 | 8,250 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 8,810 | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 12,245 | +39.0% |
| 1998 | 16,146 | +31.9% |
| 1999 | 27,677 | +71.4% |
| 2000 | 32,042 | +15.8% |
| 2001 | 147,837 | +361.4% |
| 2002 | 486,667 | +229.2% |
| 2003 | 675,162 | +38.7% |
| 2004 | 1.48 million | +118.6% |
| 2005 | 2.28 million | +54.3% |
| 2006 | 2.98 million | +30.7% |
| 2007 | 4.35 million | +46.0% |
| 2008 | 6.45 million | +48.2% |
| 2009 | 8.31 million | +29.0% |
| 2010 | 11.09 million | +33.3% |
| 2011 | 11.67 million | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 13.90 million | +19.1% |
| 2013 | 16.84 million | +21.2% |
| 2014 | 17.10 million | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 15.02 million | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 16.43 million | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 15.36 million | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 15.30 million | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 15.24 million | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 15.18 million | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 17.76 million | +17.0% |
| 2022 | 17.76 million | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 20.05 million | +12.9% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 20.05 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 15.00 million, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 20.05 million is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16.65 million, 1.2× 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 | +361.4% | 32,042 | 147,837 |
| 1993 | +233.5% | 1,550 | 5,170 |
| 2002 | +229.2% | 147,837 | 486,667 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,804 | 0 | 27,677 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.72 million | 32,042 | 8.31 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.79 million | 11.09 million | 17.10 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.68 million | 15.18 million | 20.05 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More infrastructure data for Yemen
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 50.89 per 100 people (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 20.05 million 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 20.05 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Yemen rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Yemen ranks 66th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. 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. 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.