Baghdad leads the way… 4.8 million fiber optic internet lines and 41.9 million mobile subscribers in Iraq
The total capacity of the Fiber to the Home (FTTH) network in Iraq recorded an increase during 2025, coinciding with the continued growth of communications and internet services, while the number of post offices maintained the same level as in the previous year.
According to the 2025 Communications and Postal Statistics Report issued by the Directorate of Transport and Communications Statistics, the total capacity of the optical access network reached 4.8574 million lines, compared to 3.4396 million lines in 2024, an increase of 41.2%.
The data showed that Baghdad Governorate recorded the highest telephone density for the fiber optic access network, at 21.2 per 100 people, followed by Kirkuk Governorate at 18.1%, then Maysan at 14.5%, while the telephone density for the network at the level of Iraq, excluding the Kurdistan Region, reached 12.3 per 100 people. Iraqeconomic update
In the telecommunications sector, the number of subscribers to mobile phone lines for companies operating in Iraq, including the Kurdistan Region, excluding Korek, reached 41.9 million subscribers during 2025, while the telephone density for these lines reached 90.8 per 100 people.
The number of subscribers to mobile internet service for companies operating in Iraq, excluding Korek, reached 24 million, while the number of actual subscribers to wireless telephone lines belonging to the General Company for Communications and Informatics (Al Nakheel Company) reached 526,000 subscribers.
In the postal sector, the number of post offices in Iraq reached 277 during the year 2025, which is the same number recorded in 2024.
The total number of international postal parcels reached 9,578 parcels, of which 7,274 were incoming parcels and 2,304 were outgoing parcels.
The number of depositors in savings funds in Iraq decreased to 72,000 depositors during 2025, compared to 81,000 depositors in 2024, a decrease of 11.1%.
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