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Saudi Arabia: Mobile cellular subscriptions

159.54per 100 people · 2024-12.3% since 2014

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 Saudi Arabia from 1990 to 2024.

19902024

Every year

YearValue (per 100 people)Note
2024159.541
2023157.775
2022149.798
2021145.004
2020139.444
2019135.526
2018136.046
2017130.63
2016156.041
2015176.134
2014181.857
2013189.476
2012195.843
2011206.852
2010204.969
2009185.255
2008154.587
2007126.965
200691.802
200568.892
200446.65
200338.528
200227.96
200114.838
20008.505
19993.982
19983.064
19971.665
19960.983
19950.085
19940.087
19930.089
19920.092
19910.092
19900.093

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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