United Arab Emirates: Mobile phone subscribers, per 100 people

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 United Arab Emirates

Mobile phone subscribers, per 100 people

 Latest value 212.22
 Year 2022
 Measure subscribers per 100 people
 Data availability 1982 - 2022
 Average 85.78
 Min - Max 0.20 - 221.31
 Source The International Telecommunication Union
The latest value from 2022 is 212.22 subscribers per 100 people, an increase from 194.73 subscribers per 100 people in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 118.20 subscribers per 100 people, based on data from 150 countries. Historically, the average for the United Arab Emirates from 1982 to 2022 is 85.78 subscribers per 100 people. The minimum value, 0.2 subscribers per 100 people, was reached in 1982 while the maximum of 221.31 subscribers per 100 people was recorded in 2016. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
United Arab Emirates - Mobile phone subscribers, per 100 people - Recent values chart

Historical series
United Arab Emirates - Mobile phone subscribers, per 100 people - historical chart - 1982-2022




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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