United Arab Emirates (2024)
203.2
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
+1.9% YoY
YoY Change
+1.9%
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
Trend
up
Series length
43
years of data

Data

United Arab Emirates Mobile Cellular Subscriptions (per 100 People) (2024) — source data. World Bank.
Year subscriptions per 100 inhabitants YoY Change
2024 203.2 +1.9%
2023 199.4 +1.9%
2022 195.6 +5.0%
2021 186.3 -4.2%
2020 194.5 -7.0%
2019 209 -2.7%
2018 214.8 +0.1%
2017 214.7 -2.6%
2016 220.4 +6.6%
2015 206.8 +1.3%
2014 204.2 -0.4%
2013 205.1 +11.6%
2012 183.7 +12.8%
2011 162.9 +3.4%
2010 157.5 -1.0%
2009 159.1 +7.2%
2008 148.5 +8.0%
2007 137.5 +24.8%
2006 110.2 +13.4%
2005 97.2 +16.9%

About this Dataset

United Arab Emirates recorded 203.2 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in 2024. The latest change was +3.8. Across 1982–2024 the series ranges from 0.2 in 1982 to 220.4 in 2016.

This page tracks mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in United Arab Emirates from 1990 to present. Mobile penetration is the primary digital access channel in emerging markets and drives mobile commerce, fintech, and digital services adoption.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in United Arab Emirates from 1990 to present. Mobile penetration is the primary digital access channel in emerging markets and drives mobile commerce, fintech, and digital services adoption. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1982–2024 (43 observations).

The series peaked at 220.4 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in 2016 and reached its lowest recorded value of 0.2 in 1982. The latest reading of 203.2 in 2024 represents a change of +3.8.