Number of mobile subscriptions — all countries

Number of mobile subscriptions — Israel

Number of mobile subscriptions in Israel in 2024 — 16,651,928 subs. Ranked 64 in the world out of 151. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 109,164.6%.

2024 16.65M subs +17.32% vs 2023
World rank 64of 151
Period maximum 16.65M subs2024
Period minimum 15,240 subs1990

Trend over time

1990–2024 · subscriptions

Number of mobile subscriptions — Israel, 1990–202405M10M15M20M19901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 15,240 subs1991: 23,000 subs1992: 36,104 subs1993: 64,484 subs1994: 133,425 subs1995: 445,456 subs1996: 1,047,582 subs1997: 1,672,442 subs1998: 2,147,000 subs1999: 2,880,000 subs2000: 4,400,000 subs2001: 5,500,621 subs2002: 6,300,008 subs2003: 6,618,367 subs2004: 7,221,955 subs2005: 7,757,000 subs2006: 8,403,765 subs2007: 8,902,000 subs2008: 8,982,000 subs2009: 9,022,000 subs2010: 9,111,000 subs2011: 9,200,000 subs2012: 9,225,000 subs2013: 9,500,000 subs2014: 9,500,000 subs2015: 10,570,000 subs2016: 10,570,000 subs2017: 10,540,000 subs2018: 10,700,000 subs2019: 11,700,000 subs2020: 12,270,000 subs2021: 12,500,000 subs2022: 13,758,317 subs2023: 14,193,321 subs2024: 16,651,928 subs
Change over the period: +16.64M (+109,164.62%) Average annual rate: 22.85 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Israel

Israel 16.65M subs
World 9.01B subs
Western Asia computed 296M subs
High-income countries computed 1.59B subs
Number of mobile subscriptions — Israel, by year Israel All countries CSV XLSX
Year subs Change Change, %
2024 16.65M +2.46M +17.32%
2023 14.19M +435,004 +3.16%
2022 13.76M +1.26M +10.07%
2021 12.5M +230,000 +1.87%
2020 12.27M +570,000 +4.87%
2019 11.7M +1M +9.35%
2018 10.7M +160,000 +1.52%
2017 10.54M −30,000 −0.28%
2016 10.57M +0 +0%
2015 10.57M +1.07M +11.26%
2014 9.5M +0 +0%
2013 9.5M +275,000 +2.98%
2012 9.23M +25,000 +0.27%
2011 9.2M +89,000 +0.98%
2010 9.11M +89,000 +0.99%
2009 9.02M +40,000 +0.45%
2008 8.98M +80,000 +0.9%
2007 8.9M +498,235 +5.93%
2006 8.4M +646,765 +8.34%
2005 7.76M +535,045 +7.41%
2004 7.22M +603,588 +9.12%
2003 6.62M +318,359 +5.05%
2002 6.3M +799,387 +14.53%
2001 5.5M +1.1M +25.01%
2000 4.4M +1.52M +52.78%
1999 2.88M +733,000 +34.14%
1998 2.15M +474,558 +28.38%
1997 1.67M +624,860 +59.65%
1996 1.05M +602,126 +135.17%
1995 445,456 +312,031 +233.86%
1994 133,425 +68,941 +106.91%
1993 64,484 +28,380 +78.61%
1992 36,104 +13,104 +56.97%
1991 23,000 +7,760 +50.92%
1990 15,240

About the indicator

The number of active mobile cellular subscriptions. Subscriptions are counted, not people: one person can hold several SIM cards, and in countries where calls within a network are cheaper than calls between networks this is ordinary practice. That is exactly why the same indicator per hundred people in this catalog often runs above a hundred and fifty, and why the absolute series is easier to read: it speaks of the size of the market, not of the penetration of service.

Important: Subscriptions, not subscribers. Machine-to-machine connections — meters, cars, sensors — are counted differently from country to country.

Source: ICT Indicators (ITU), license ITU terms of use.