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Iraq — 26 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
2000 NA
2001 NA; service available in northern Iraq (2001)
2002 NA; service available in northern Iraq (2001)
2003 NA; service available in northern Iraq (2001)
2004 20,000 (2002)
2005 20,000 (2002)
2006 574,000 (2004)
2007 8.7 million (2006)
2008 14.021 million (2007)
2009 17.529 million (2008) country comparison to the world: 40
2010 19.722 million (2009) country comparison to the world: 40
2011 24 million (2010) country comparison to the world: 39
2012 27 million (2012) country comparison to the world: 38
2013 26.76 million (2012) country comparison to the world: 40
2014 26.76 million (2012) country comparison to the world: 40
2015 total: 33 million | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 92 (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 36
2016 total: 33.559 million | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 91 (July 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 36
2017 total: 30,203,100 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 79 (July 2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 36
2018 total subscriptions: 33,335,316 (2017 est.) | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 85 (2017 est.)
2019 total subscriptions: 33,335,316 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 85 (2017 est.)
2020 total subscriptions: 36,092,758 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 94.88 (2019 est.)
2021 total subscriptions: 36,946,600 (2020) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 91.86 (2020 est.)
2022 total subscriptions: 37,475,325 (2020 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 93 (2020 est.)
2023 total subscriptions: 37,649,112 (2021 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 86 (2021 est.)
2024 total subscriptions: 43.688 million (2022 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 98 (2022 est.)
2025 total subscriptions: 46.1 million (2024 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 100 (2024 est.)