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Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Turkey

Turkey: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people was 107.83 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
107.83 per 100 people
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
128th
of 212 countries
All-time high
107.83 per 100 people
in 2024
All-time low
0 per 100 people
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Turkey, 1980–2024

02550751001980200220241980: 0 per 100 people1981: 0 per 100 people1982: 0 per 100 people1983: 0 per 100 people1984: 0 per 100 people1985: 0 per 100 people1986: 0.001 per 100 people1987: 0.01 per 100 people1988: 0.019 per 100 people1989: 0.029 per 100 people1990: 0.059 per 100 people1991: 0.086 per 100 people1992: 0.109 per 100 people1993: 0.147 per 100 people1994: 0.3 per 100 people1995: 0.737 per 100 people1996: 1.3 per 100 people1997: 2.6 per 100 people1998: 5.6 per 100 people1999: 12.9 per 100 people2000: 24.7 per 100 people2001: 29.5 per 100 people2002: 34.8 per 100 people2003: 41.1 per 100 people2004: 50.6 per 100 people2005: 62.9 per 100 people2006: 75.2 per 100 people2007: 87.6 per 100 people2008: 92 per 100 people2009: 86.6 per 100 people2010: 84.2 per 100 people2011: 88 per 100 people2012: 90 per 100 people2013: 91.2 per 100 people2014: 92.1 per 100 people2015: 92 per 100 people2016: 91.9 per 100 people2017: 93.6 per 100 people2018: 94.9 per 100 people2019: 94.6 per 100 people2020: 95.4 per 100 people2021: 99.5 per 100 people2022: 103.7 per 100 people2023: 105.7 per 100 people2024: 107.8 per 100 people

Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 100 people.

Analysis

Turkey recorded 107.83 per 100 people for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Turkey peaked at 107.83 per 100 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1980.

That places Turkey 128th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, 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 phone subscriptions per 100 people in Turkey, year by year

Year per 100 people Change
1980 0 per 100 people —
1981 0 per 100 people —
1982 0 per 100 people —
1983 0 per 100 people —
1984 0 per 100 people —
1985 0 per 100 people —
1986 0.0007 per 100 people —
1987 0.01 per 100 people +1269.5%
1988 0.0188 per 100 people +89.2%
1989 0.0293 per 100 people +55.4%
1990 0.0586 per 100 people +100.0%
1991 0.0865 per 100 people +47.6%
1992 0.109 per 100 people +26.1%
1993 0.1469 per 100 people +34.7%
1994 0.2997 per 100 people +104.0%
1995 0.7371 per 100 people +145.9%
1996 1.34 per 100 people +81.4%
1997 2.63 per 100 people +96.4%
1998 5.63 per 100 people +114.4%
1999 12.85 per 100 people +128.2%
2000 24.66 per 100 people +91.8%
2001 29.55 per 100 people +19.8%
2002 34.79 per 100 people +17.7%
2003 41.11 per 100 people +18.2%
2004 50.6 per 100 people +23.1%
2005 62.9 per 100 people +24.3%
2006 75.18 per 100 people +19.5%
2007 87.6 per 100 people +16.5%
2008 91.98 per 100 people +5.0%
2009 86.63 per 100 people -5.8%
2010 84.22 per 100 people -2.8%
2011 88.02 per 100 people +4.5%
2012 90 per 100 people +2.3%
2013 91.18 per 100 people +1.3%
2014 92.12 per 100 people +1.0%
2015 92.03 per 100 people -0.1%
2016 91.93 per 100 people -0.1%
2017 93.64 per 100 people +1.9%
2018 94.91 per 100 people +1.4%
2019 94.65 per 100 people -0.3%
2020 95.4 per 100 people +0.8%
2021 99.54 per 100 people +4.3%
2022 103.72 per 100 people +4.2%
2023 105.68 per 100 people +1.9%
2024 107.83 per 100 people +2.0%

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey's 107.83 per 100 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 120.66 per 100 people, 89% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Turkey's 107.83 per 100 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 123.82 per 100 people, 87% of the median. (55 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Turkey 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.

YearChange FromTo
1987 +1269.5% 0.0007 per 100 people 0.01 per 100 people

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0059 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0.0293 per 100 people 10
1990s 2.39 per 100 people 0.0586 per 100 people 12.85 per 100 people 10
2000s 58.5 per 100 people 24.66 per 100 people 91.98 per 100 people 10
2010s 91.27 per 100 people 84.22 per 100 people 94.91 per 100 people 10
2020s 102.43 per 100 people 95.4 per 100 people 107.83 per 100 people 5

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 125 Cameroon 108.21 per 100 people compare
  2. 126 Bangladesh 108.08 per 100 people compare
  3. 127 Sierra Leone 107.88 per 100 people compare
  4. 129 Kyrgyzstan 107.49 per 100 people compare
  5. 130 Monaco 107.4 per 100 people compare
  6. 131 Nicaragua 105.96 per 100 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Turkey?
Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people in Turkey was 107.83 per 100 people in 2024, according to International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 107.83 per 100 people in 2024.
What is the lowest mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1980.
How does Turkey rank for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Turkey ranks 128th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
Is mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Turkey data come from?
The figures come from International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people
Unit
per 100 people
Source
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 8,985 data points, 1980–2024
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This number can get over 100 when the average person has more than one subscription to a mobile service.