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Libya: Mobile cellular subscriptions

192.97per 100 people · 2022+22.4% since 2011

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. Annual figures for Libya from 1960 to 2022.

19822022

Every year

YearValue (per 100 people)Note
2022192.973
2021195.118
2020164.987
2019164.004
201789.334
2016115.499
2015149.225
2014132.204
2013162.346
2012155.146
2011157.649
2010167.748
2009149.75
2008118.342
200773.718
200665.676
200534.137
20048.716
20032.26
20021.271
20010.925
20000.754
19990.593
19980.402
19970.204
19960
19950
19940
19930
19920
19910
19900
19890
19880
19870
19860
19850
19840
19830
19820
19810
19800
19790
19780
19770
19760
19750
19700
19650
19600

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by International Telecommunication Union. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Mobile cellular subscriptions. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-mobile-cellular-subscriptions (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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