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Digital & energy access · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Low income

Syria: internet, mobile and energy access

Internet users is 33.8% (2018). Mobile subscriptions is 71.2 (2024), 175th of 210 in the world and 19th of 23 in the Middle East & North Africa. Fixed broadband is 6.9 (2023), 134th of 208 in the world and 17th of 23 in the Middle East & North Africa.

Internet users33.8%2018Mobile subscriptions71.22024 · world 175/210 · region 19/23Fixed broadband6.92023 · world 134/208 · region 17/23Fixed telephone11.52024 · world 96/213 · region 13/23
Internet users
SyriaMiddle East, North Africa, A…Low incomeWorld
0%20%40%60%80%1995200020052010201520202025Syria33.8%Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanLow incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
SyriaMiddle East, North Africa, A…Low incomeWorld
0.0501001501995200020052010201520202025Syria71.2Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanLow incomeWorld
12 indicators

Digital & energy access: Syria 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.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Internet usersInternet users, % of population33.8%2018——0.2%20.7%33.8%2018+19.8 ppsince 200863.7%23.4%73.6%
Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people71.22024175/21019/230.252.079.1+2.8%since 2014107.169.3111.5
Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people6.92023134/20817/23·0.37.4+329%since 20139.70.620.1
Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people11.5202496/21313/2310.118.113.6−36%since 201410.21.09.9
Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people1142024163/21518/23·033+9,521%since 20141,1792616,381
Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population89.3%2024163/21519/2393.4%92.7%89.0%−0.9 ppsince 201496.8%48.8%91.9%
Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population61.6%2024172/21121/2287.1%83.6%75.4%−18.2 ppsince 201494.0%37.1%84.9%
Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population100.0%2024116/21316/2399.2%100.0%100.0%±0.0 ppsince 201499.4%77.6%97.8%
Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population96.0%202485/19216/2297.0%98.0%96.0%−1.0 ppsince 201477.8%15.6%75.4%
Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person660 kWh2024117/14918/201,050 kWh1,611 kWh968 kWh−29%since 20142,428 kWh190 kWh3,708 kWh
Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person333 kgoe2024138/15019/20928 kgoe965 kgoe457 kgoe−38%since 20141,622 kgoe362 kgoe1,892 kgoe
Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output18.6%202426/1496/2030.7%21.2%21.4%−2.6 ppsince 201414.4%18.9%6.9%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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Syria and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Syria. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorSyriaTürkiyeIraqJordanIsraelLebanon
Internet users33.8%201889.8%202581.5%202495.6%202488.2%202480.6%2024
Mobile subscriptions71.22024107.82024100.1202469.62024177.4202474.02022
Fixed broadband6.9202323.4202417.620247.0202429.220247.32022
Fixed telephone11.5202410.3202411.520244.2202427.7202316.12022
Secure servers114202411,1032024352024212202412,31920242672024
Electricity access89.3%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024
Electricity access, rural61.6%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024
Electricity access, urban100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024
Clean cooking96.0%202498.0%202499.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%202490.0%2024
Türkiye: digital & energy accessIraq: digital & energy accessJordan: digital & energy accessIsrael: digital & energy accessLebanon: digital & energy access
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