Syria: Mobile phone subscribers

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 Syria

Mobile phone subscribers, in millions

 Latest value 16.99
 Year 2021
 Measure million subscribers
 Data availability 1960 - 2021
 Average 4.21
 Min - Max 0.00 - 17.73
 Source The International Telecommunication Union
The latest value from 2021 is 16.99 million subscribers, an increase from 16.66 million subscribers in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 43.10 million subscribers, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for Syria from 1960 to 2021 is 4.21 million subscribers. The minimum value, 0 million subscribers, was reached in 1960 while the maximum of 17.73 million subscribers was recorded in 2019. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Syria - Mobile phone subscribers - Recent values chart

Historical series
Syria - Mobile phone subscribers - historical chart - 1960-2021




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.

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