Mobile cellular subscriptions in Saudi Arabia in 2024 — 159.5 per 100. Ranked 19 in the world out of 151. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 171,836%.
1990–2024 · per 100 people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saudi Arabia
| Year | per 100 | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 159.5 | +1.8 | +1.12% |
| 2023 | 157.8 | +8 | +5.33% |
| 2022 | 149.8 | +4.8 | +3.31% |
| 2021 | 145 | +5.6 | +3.99% |
| 2020 | 139.4 | +3.9 | +2.89% |
| 2019 | 135.5 | −0.5 | −0.38% |
| 2018 | 136 | +5.4 | +4.15% |
| 2017 | 130.6 | −25.4 | −16.29% |
| 2016 | 156 | −20.1 | −11.41% |
| 2015 | 176.1 | −5.7 | −3.15% |
| 2014 | 181.9 | −7.6 | −4.02% |
| 2013 | 189.5 | −6.4 | −3.25% |
| 2012 | 195.8 | −11 | −5.32% |
| 2011 | 206.9 | +1.9 | +0.92% |
| 2010 | 205 | +19.7 | +10.64% |
| 2009 | 185.3 | +30.7 | +19.84% |
| 2008 | 154.6 | +27.6 | +21.76% |
| 2007 | 127 | +35.2 | +38.3% |
| 2006 | 91.8 | +22.9 | +33.25% |
| 2005 | 68.9 | +22.2 | +47.68% |
| 2004 | 46.6 | +8.1 | +21.08% |
| 2003 | 38.5 | +10.6 | +37.8% |
| 2002 | 28 | +13.1 | +88.44% |
| 2001 | 14.8 | +6.3 | +74.47% |
| 2000 | 8.5 | +4.5 | +113.57% |
| 1999 | 4 | +0.9 | +29.96% |
| 1998 | 3.1 | +1.4 | +83.98% |
| 1997 | 1.7 | +0.7 | +69.49% |
| 1996 | 1 | +0.9 | +1,059.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1 | −0 | −2.46% |
| 1994 | 0.1 | −0 | −2.54% |
| 1993 | 0.1 | −0 | −2.66% |
| 1992 | 0.1 | −0 | −0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1 | −0 | −0.79% |
| 1990 | 0.1 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The number of active mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people. SIM cards are counted, not people, so the indicator regularly runs above 100: many users hold several numbers, on top of the SIMs in devices and modems. Sharp drops usually mean that operators have cleared out inactive numbers, not that subscribers have been lost.
Source: ICT Indicators (ITU), license ITU terms of use.
How many active SIM cards there are in the country. In many countries there are more of them than people.
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