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North Africa Statistics and Forecasts, 2006-2015 Part 2
Hot Telecom, Sep 2011, Pages: 39
There were 161 million mobile subscribers at the end of Q1 2011 North Africa (1). This translated into a 2.2% growth in the first quarter of 2011. Growth was partially impacted by the turmoil on the region, with Lybia's number of mobile subscribers decreasing by an estimated 15.0% in that quarter alone.
By the end of the March 2011, mobile accounted for 89.7% of all telephone connections in the region, compared with 62.9% in 2004. The number of mobile subscribers is forecasted to have grown by an average of 6.8% to 224 million by the end of 2015 and at that time, mobile penetration should have reached 126.9%. If the current trend continues, HOT TELECOM forecasts that mobile penetration should have surpassed the 100%-mark by the end of 2011.
Egypt is by far the region’s largest mobile market with 73.9 million mobile subscribers at the end of March 2011 and generates 45.9% of North Africa’s mobile connections. Morroco and Algeria follow with both a little over 33.0 million mobile subscribers. At the other end of the spectrum, Libya is by far the smallest market with 9.3 million mobile subscribers in Q1 2011.
Nevertheless, Libya benefits from the highest level of mobile penetration, with an estimated penetration rate of 142.5% in March 2011. “In terms of growth, Egypt should continue to be the region's largest country with a forecasted CAGR of 9.1% over the forecasted period” HOT TELECOM’s president Isabelle Paradis said.
Find out more on the region’s fixed, mobile, Internet and broadband statistics and forecasts in HOT TELECOM’s new 39-page 'North African telecom statistics and forecast report 2006-2015'.
(1) For the purpose of this article, the North Africa market consists of the following countries: Algeria,Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
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