Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Lebanon
Lebanon: Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita was 0.7401 units per person in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Lebanon, 1980–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 0.7401 units per person for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Lebanon peaked at 0.752 units per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1980.
That places Lebanon 172nd out of 212 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Lebanon, 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 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1995 | 0.0303 units per person | — |
| 1996 | 0.0491 units per person | +62.0% |
| 1997 | 0.091 units per person | +85.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1208 units per person | +32.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1473 units per person | +21.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1716 units per person | +16.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1742 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1737 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1758 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1923 units per person | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2127 units per person | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2329 units per person | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2601 units per person | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2897 units per person | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4788 units per person | +65.3% |
| 2010 | 0.568 units per person | +18.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6783 units per person | +19.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7172 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6764 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6912 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7196 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6764 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7141 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7393 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7314 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.752 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7499 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7401 units per person | -1.3% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.7401 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9713 units per person, 76% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.7401 units per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.18 units per person, 63% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Lebanon 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 | +85.5% | 0.0491 units per person | 0.091 units per person |
| 2009 | +65.3% | 0.2897 units per person | 0.4788 units per person |
| 1996 | +62.0% | 0.0303 units per person | 0.0491 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0439 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.1473 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2362 units per person | 0.1716 units per person | 0.4788 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6912 units per person | 0.568 units per person | 0.7393 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7474 units per person | 0.7401 units per person | 0.752 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 169 Tajikistan 0.7622 units per person compare
- 170 Madagascar 0.7546 units per person compare
- 171 United States Virgin Islands 0.7506 units per person compare
- 173 Cuba 0.7293 units per person compare
- 174 Chad 0.7293 units per person compare
- 175 Syria 0.7122 units per person compare
More science & technology data for Lebanon
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 74.01 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 4.25 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 415.62 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.31 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.85 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 2,079 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0004 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 Lebanon?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Lebanon was 0.7401 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.752 units per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1980.
- How does Lebanon rank for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita?
- Lebanon ranks 172nd out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.