United Arab Emirates - Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions in United Arab Emirates was 18,374,330 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 20,081,020 in 2018, while its lowest value was 2,330 in 1982.
Definition: 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.
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1982 | 2,330 |
| 1983 | 3,564 |
| 1984 | 4,936 |
| 1985 | 7,924 |
| 1986 | 11,191 |
| 1987 | 13,711 |
| 1988 | 13,823 |
| 1989 | 24,946 |
| 1990 | 33,578 |
| 1991 | 43,008 |
| 1992 | 48,919 |
| 1993 | 70,586 |
| 1994 | 91,488 |
| 1995 | 128,968 |
| 1996 | 193,834 |
| 1997 | 309,373 |
| 1998 | 493,278 |
| 1999 | 832,267 |
| 2000 | 1,428,115 |
| 2001 | 1,909,303 |
| 2002 | 2,428,071 |
| 2003 | 2,972,331 |
| 2004 | 3,683,117 |
| 2005 | 4,534,143 |
| 2006 | 5,519,293 |
| 2007 | 7,731,508 |
| 2008 | 9,357,735 |
| 2009 | 10,700,000 |
| 2010 | 10,926,020 |
| 2011 | 11,727,400 |
| 2012 | 13,775,250 |
| 2013 | 16,063,550 |
| 2014 | 16,819,020 |
| 2015 | 17,942,560 |
| 2016 | 19,905,090 |
| 2017 | 19,826,220 |
| 2018 | 20,081,020 |
| 2019 | 19,602,820 |
| 2020 | 18,374,330 |
Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
The value for Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) in United Arab Emirates was 185.78 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 212.64 in 2016 and a minimum value of 0.20 in 1982.
Definition: 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.
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.20 |
| 1983 | 0.29 |
| 1984 | 0.38 |
| 1985 | 0.58 |
| 1986 | 0.77 |
| 1987 | 0.89 |
| 1988 | 0.85 |
| 1989 | 1.45 |
| 1990 | 1.84 |
| 1991 | 2.22 |
| 1992 | 2.38 |
| 1993 | 3.25 |
| 1994 | 3.99 |
| 1995 | 5.34 |
| 1996 | 7.63 |
| 1997 | 11.58 |
| 1998 | 17.53 |
| 1999 | 28.06 |
| 2000 | 45.57 |
| 2001 | 57.81 |
| 2002 | 69.80 |
| 2003 | 80.08 |
| 2004 | 90.53 |
| 2005 | 98.82 |
| 2006 | 104.13 |
| 2007 | 125.33 |
| 2008 | 131.99 |
| 2009 | 134.79 |
| 2010 | 127.79 |
| 2011 | 131.08 |
| 2012 | 150.69 |
| 2013 | 174.64 |
| 2014 | 182.53 |
| 2015 | 193.70 |
| 2016 | 212.64 |
| 2017 | 208.98 |
| 2018 | 208.50 |
| 2019 | 200.63 |
| 2020 | 185.78 |
Classification
Topic: Infrastructure Indicators
Sub-Topic: Communications
