Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Egypt
Egypt: Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita was 0.9713 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Egypt, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.9713 units per person for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Egypt peaked at 1.05 units per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1980.
Egypt ranks 147th of 212 countries on this measure, 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 by country, per capita in Egypt, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1988 | 0.0001 units per person | +11.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 units per person | +16.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 units per person | +7.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 units per person | +9.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 units per person | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 units per person | +36.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.001 units per person | +769.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0013 units per person | +35.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0067 units per person | +418.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0186 units per person | +176.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0374 units per person | +101.1% |
| 2002 | 0.059 units per person | +57.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0745 units per person | +26.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0962 units per person | +29.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1681 units per person | +74.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2177 units per person | +29.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3571 units per person | +64.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4808 units per person | +34.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6326 units per person | +31.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7922 units per person | +25.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9158 units per person | +15.6% |
| 2012 | 1.04 units per person | +13.5% |
| 2013 | 1.05 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9773 units per person | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.944 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9621 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9929 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8874 units per person | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8864 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8723 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8409 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9068 units per person | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9283 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9713 units per person | +4.6% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.9713 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9713 units per person, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.9713 units per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.18 units per person, 83% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Egypt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +769.0% | 0.0001 units per person | 0.001 units per person |
| 1999 | +418.1% | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0067 units per person |
| 2000 | +176.7% | 0.0067 units per person | 0.0186 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0067 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2142 units per person | 0.0186 units per person | 0.6326 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9443 units per person | 0.7922 units per person | 1.05 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9039 units per person | 0.8409 units per person | 0.9713 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More science & technology data for Egypt
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 97.13 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 113.19 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 106.81 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 6.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 22,854 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Egypt?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Egypt was 0.9713 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 units per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1980.
- How does Egypt rank for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita?
- Egypt ranks 147th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Mobile phone subscriptions International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.