Iran: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 85.3% (2024), 81st of 188 in the world and 12th of 21 in the Middle East & North Africa. Mobile subscriptions is 174.1 (2024), 16th of 210 in the world and 4th of 23 in the Middle East & North Africa. Fixed broadband is 12.1 (2024), 111th of 208 in the world and 9th of 23 in the Middle East & North Africa.
Digital & energy access: Iran in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet usersInternet users, % of population | 85.3%2024 | 81/188 | 12/21 | 0.9% | 15.9% | 75.6% | +46.0 ppsince 2014 | 63.7% | 88.8% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 174.12024 | 16/210 | 4/23 | 1.4 | 69.8 | 145.5 | +106%since 2014 | 107.1 | 132.4 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 12.12024 | 111/208 | 9/23 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 10.9 | +60%since 2014 | 9.7 | 33.0 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 30.82024 | 33/213 | 2/23 | 14.3 | 33.3 | 33.2 | −14%since 2014 | 10.2 | 11.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 7,2262024 | 64/215 | 2/23 | · | 1 | 2,319 | +145,670%since 2014 | 1,179 | 3,110 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 47/215 | 4/23 | 97.9% | 99.4% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 96.8% | 99.3% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 100.0%2024 | 48/211 | 4/22 | 94.2% | 98.3% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 94.0% | 98.5% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 100.0%2024 | 54/213 | 4/23 | 100.0% | 99.9% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 99.4% | 99.8% | 97.8% | |
| Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population | 99.0%2024 | 51/192 | 12/22 | 88.0% | 97.0% | 99.0% | +1.0 ppsince 2014 | 77.8% | 90.2% | 75.4% | |
| Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person | 3,910 kWh2024 | 60/149 | 10/20 | 1,528 kWh | 2,534 kWh | 3,446 kWh | +36%since 2014 | 2,428 kWh | 4,606 kWh | 3,708 kWh | |
| Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person | 3,456 kgoe2024 | 25/150 | 7/20 | 1,852 kgoe | 2,640 kgoe | 3,257 kgoe | +20%since 2014 | 1,622 kgoe | 2,183 kgoe | 1,892 kgoe | |
| Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output | 10.1%2024 | 72/149 | 13/20 | 15.8% | 14.2% | 9.7% | −2.5 ppsince 2014 | 14.4% | 6.3% | 6.9% |
Better than ten years ago
- Internet users+46.0 pp85.3% in 2024
- Fixed broadband+60%12.1 in 2024
- Secure servers+145,670%7,226 in 2024
- Clean cooking+1.0 pp99.0% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
No rated indicator got worse over the decade.
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
Iran and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Iran. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Iran | Pakistan | Türkiye | Iraq | Afghanistan | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 85.3%2024 | 57.3%2024 | 89.8%2025 | 81.5%2024 | 16.1%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 174.12024 | 76.92024 | 107.82024 | 100.12024 | 60.12024 | 159.52024 |
| Fixed broadband | 12.12024 | 1.52024 | 23.42024 | 17.62024 | 0.12023 | 44.12024 |
| Fixed telephone | 30.82024 | 1.02024 | 10.32024 | 11.52024 | 0.42023 | 19.72024 |
| Secure servers | 7,2262024 | 1102024 | 11,1032024 | 352024 | 412024 | 4832024 |
| Electricity access | 100.0%2024 | 95.7%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 87.8%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Electricity access, rural | 100.0%2024 | 94.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 84.6%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Electricity access, urban | 100.0%2024 | 98.4%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 97.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Clean cooking | 99.0%2024 | 51.0%2024 | 98.0%2024 | 99.0%2024 | 30.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |