Mobile cellular subscriptions

151 countries, 2024. Unit: per 100 people.

First in the ranking
574.2 /100
Fiji
Median country
120.6 /100
half above, half below
World
110.4 /100
World Bank aggregate
Range
38.8 to 574.2
Papua New Guinea - Fiji

How to read it

Across 151 countries worldwide, the highest value is in Fiji (574.2 /100) and the lowest in Papua New Guinea (38.8 /100).

The median country is at 120.6 /100: half are above, half below.

For the world as a whole, the value rose from 0.3 /100 in 1991 to 111.5 /100 in 2025.

Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice…

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Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) · via World Bank WDI (IT.CEL.SETS.P2) · licence

Mobile subscriptions over time

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Ranking of countries

2024
In chart Continent Share of the highest value
1Fiji574.2Oceania
2Hong Kong364.8Asia
3Montenegro221.7Europe
4United Arab Emirates203.2Asia
5Macao201.1Asia
6Russia186.1Europe
7Côte d'Ivoire183.9Africa
8South Africa179.3Africa
9Israel177.4Asia
10El Salvador176.5North America
11Colombia174.1South America
12Iran174.1Asia
13Mauritius172.7Africa
14South Korea172.5Asia
15Singapore170.8Asia
16Botswana164.0Africa
17Georgia161.2Asia
18Thailand160.6Asia
19Saudi Arabia159.5Asia
20Bahrain159.5Asia
21Cyprus156.2Asia
22Andorra155.7Europe
23Qatar153.6Asia
24Morocco153.1Africa
25Estonia151.1Europe
26Maldives148.1Asia
27Guinea-Bissau147.2Africa
28Uruguay145.5South America
29Suriname142.1South America
30Malta142.1Europe
31Sweden140.7Europe
32Mongolia140.7Asia
33Argentina140.2South America
34Slovakia140.0Europe
35Eswatini139.8Africa
36Malaysia139.7Asia
37Lithuania138.7Europe
38Poland138.0Europe
39Costa Rica136.0North America
40Armenia134.9Asia
41Chile132.7South America
42Italy132.6Europe
43Sri Lanka132.5Asia
44China131.8Asia
45Belarus131.1Europe
46Slovenia130.9Europe
47Spain130.3Europe
48New Zealand130.1Oceania
49Switzerland129.5Europe
50Germany129.2Europe
51Liechtenstein128.9Europe
52Netherlands128.5Europe
53Vietnam127.6Asia
54Kazakhstan127.1Asia
55Denmark126.7Europe
56Czechia126.6Europe
57Tanzania126.6Africa
58Kenya126.5Africa
59Puerto Rico126.4North America
60The Gambia126.2Africa
61Benin125.9Africa
62Finland125.9Europe
63Seychelles125.6Africa
64Gabon125.3Africa
65Peru124.6South America
66Austria124.5Europe
67Portugal124.1Europe
68Senegal123.9Africa
69Serbia123.8Europe
70Indonesia122.5Asia
71Croatia121.7Europe
72United Kingdom121.6Europe
73Latvia121.3Europe
74Bosnia and Herzegovina121.2Europe
75Iceland120.9Europe
76Oman120.6Asia
77Moldova120.1Europe
78Romania119.8Europe
79Trinidad and Tobago118.8North America
80Brunei118.1Asia
81Bulgaria118.1Europe
82Jamaica117.7North America
83Tunisia117.6Africa
84Burkina Faso116.6Africa
85Mexico116.5North America
86Timor-Leste116.4Asia
87Cambodia116.1Asia
88Algeria115.5Africa
89Philippines115.3Asia
90Myanmar114.3Asia
91Ghana113.6Africa
92Greece113.6Europe
93United States113.2North America
94Ireland112.6Europe
95Australia112.6Oceania
96Guatemala112.5North America
97Cabo Verde111.8Africa
98Uzbekistan110.5Asia
99Azerbaijan109.5Asia
100Norway109.3Europe
101Zambia108.7Africa
102North Macedonia108.4Europe
103Saint Vincent and the Grenadines108.4North America
104Cameroon108.2Africa
105Bangladesh108.1Asia
106Türkiye107.8Asia
107Kyrgyzstan107.5Asia
108Monaco107.4Europe
109Nicaragua106.0North America
110Hungary104.6Europe
111Belgium103.9Europe
112Brazil101.9South America
113Ecuador101.6South America
114Iraq100.1Asia
115Nepal99.8Asia
116Bhutan99.8Asia
117Bolivia98.0South America
118Egypt97.1Africa
119Bahamas96.7North America
120Bermuda96.7North America
121Republic of the Congo95.5Africa
122Zimbabwe94.2Africa
123Canada94.1North America
124Dominican Republic93.7North America
125Rwanda93.2Africa
126British Virgin Islands93.1North America
127Mauritania92.1Africa
128Albania89.1Europe
129Namibia85.2Africa
130Uganda83.2Africa
131Togo80.8Africa
132India79.4Asia
133Pakistan76.9Asia
134Cuba72.9North America
135Chad72.9Africa
136Syria71.2Asia
137Venezuela71.0South America
138Honduras70.9North America
139Nigeria70.8Africa
140Lesotho70.3Africa
141Angola69.7Africa
142Jordan69.6Asia
143Malawi69.3Africa
144Ethiopia65.1Africa
145São Tomé and Principe62.4Africa
146Niger60.6Africa
147Afghanistan60.1Asia
148Democratic Republic of the Congo58.5Africa
149Kiribati53.5Oceania
150Mozambique49.5Africa
151Papua New Guinea38.8Oceania
World Bank, WDI · IT.CEL.SETS.P2 · 2024 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

Biggest changes, 2014-2024

% change · 151 countries

Largest increase

  1. Fiji 95.5 → 574.2 +501%
  2. Cuba 22.4 → 72.9 +225%
  3. Guinea-Bissau 63.7 → 147.2 +131%
  4. Ethiopia 30.2 → 65.1 +116%
  5. Iran 84.5 → 174.1 +106%

Largest decrease

  1. Jordan 126.2 → 69.6 −45%
  2. British Virgin Islands 166.1 → 93.1 −44%
  3. Macao 304.2 → 201.1 −34%
  4. Lesotho 102.8 → 70.3 −32%
  5. Mozambique 71.7 → 49.5 −31%

Continents over time

median country of each continent

Mobile subscriptions - continent medians

/100

Africa Asia Europe North America South America Oceania

0 50 100 150 1960 Africa: 0 Asia: 0 Europe: 0 North America: 0 South America: 0 Oceania: 0 1965 Africa: 0 Asia: 0 Europe: 0 North America: 0 South America: 0 Oceania: 0 1970 Africa: 0 Asia: 0 Europe: 0 North America: 0 South America: 0 Oceania: 0 1975 Africa: 0 Asia: 0 Europe: 0 North America: 0 South America: 0 Oceania: 0 1976 Africa: 0 Asia: 0 Europe: 0 North America: 0 South America: 0 Oceania: 0 1977 Africa: 0 Asia: 0 Europe: 0 North America: 0 South America: 0 Oceania: 0 1978 Africa: 0 Asia: 0 Europe: 0 North America: 0 South America: 0 Oceania: 0 1979 Africa: 0 Asia: 0 Europe: 0 North America: 0 South America: 0 Oceania: 0 1980 Africa: 0 Asia: 0 Europe: 0 North America: 0 South America: 0 Oceania: 0 1981 Africa: 0 Asia: 0 Europe: 0 North America: 0 South America: 0 Oceania: 0 1982 Africa: 0 Asia: 0 Europe: 0 North America: 0 South America: 0 Oceania: 0 1983 Africa: 0 Asia: 0 Europe: 0 North America: 0 South America: 0 Oceania: 0 1984 Africa: 0 Asia: 0 Europe: 0 North America: 0 South America: 0 Oceania: 0 1985 Africa: 0 Asia: 0 Europe: 0 North America: 0 South America: 0 Oceania: 0 1986 Africa: 0 Asia: 0 Europe: 0 North America: 0 South America: 0 Oceania: 0 1987 Africa: 0 Asia: 0 Europe: 0 North America: 0 South America: 0 Oceania: 0 1988 Africa: 0 Asia: 0 Europe: 0 North America: 0 South America: 0 Oceania: 0 1989 Africa: 0 Asia: 0 Europe: 0 North America: 0 South America: 0 Oceania: 0 1990 Africa: 0 Asia: 0 Europe: 0 North America: 0 South America: 0 Oceania: 0 1991 Africa: 0 Asia: 0 Europe: 0.06 North America: 0.01 South America: 0 Oceania: 0 1992 Africa: 0 Asia: 0.01 Europe: 0.29 North America: 0.09 South America: 0.04 Oceania: 0 1993 Africa: 0 Asia: 0.01 Europe: 0.67 North America: 0.14 South America: 0.15 Oceania: 0 1994 Africa: 0 Asia: 0.02 Europe: 1.38 North America: 0.27 South America: 0.23 Oceania: 0.04 1995 Africa: 0 Asia: 0.08 Europe: 2.54 North America: 0.66 South America: 0.62 Oceania: 0.36 1996 Africa: 0.01 Asia: 0.21 Europe: 4.84 North America: 1.03 South America: 1.12 Oceania: 0.46 1997 Africa: 0.03 Asia: 0.49 Europe: 9.6 North America: 1.72 South America: 2.22 Oceania: 0.65 1998 Africa: 0.08 Asia: 0.71 Europe: 17.15 North America: 2.53 South America: 4.47 Oceania: 0.82 1999 Africa: 0.15 Asia: 1.4 Europe: 29.96 North America: 5.05 South America: 6.88 Oceania: 2.09 2000 Africa: 0.5 Asia: 2.71 Europe: 42.68 North America: 10.86 South America: 10.59 Oceania: 2.44 2001 Africa: 0.93 Asia: 6.59 Europe: 58.92 North America: 15.76 South America: 16.09 Oceania: 2.57 2002 Africa: 1.54 Asia: 8.64 Europe: 68.09 North America: 20.21 South America: 16.46 Oceania: 3.4 2003 Africa: 2.97 Asia: 10.52 Europe: 77.6 North America: 40.3 South America: 19.24 Oceania: 8.19 2004 Africa: 5.36 Asia: 16.15 Europe: 85.07 North America: 51.7 South America: 29.01 Oceania: 13.51 2005 Africa: 7.83 Asia: 21.5 Europe: 86.91 North America: 62.8 South America: 44.97 Oceania: 13.08 2006 Africa: 13.92 Asia: 33.82 Europe: 99.67 North America: 64.3 South America: 60.59 Oceania: 26.26 2007 Africa: 21 Asia: 50.29 Europe: 109.92 North America: 87.58 South America: 75.03 Oceania: 44.58 2008 Africa: 30.55 Asia: 62.02 Europe: 113.12 North America: 99.92 South America: 91.2 Oceania: 54.27 2009 Africa: 36.71 Asia: 79.32 Europe: 112.27 North America: 108.8 South America: 95.97 Oceania: 56.58 2010 Africa: 46.77 Asia: 88.52 Europe: 114.52 North America: 116.27 South America: 99.72 Oceania: 61.73 2011 Africa: 56.16 Asia: 100.08 Europe: 117.18 North America: 107.26 South America: 106.43 Oceania: 61.3 2012 Africa: 64.25 Asia: 109.22 Europe: 118.52 North America: 116.79 South America: 106.5 Oceania: 58.7 2013 Africa: 68.9 Asia: 107.89 Europe: 118.53 North America: 116.57 South America: 113.44 Oceania: 54 2014 Africa: 72.35 Asia: 114.88 Europe: 119.22 North America: 107.71 South America: 119.59 Oceania: 62.42 2015 Africa: 79.94 Asia: 114.91 Europe: 117.6 North America: 109.3 South America: 121.2 Oceania: 67.85 2016 Africa: 79.74 Asia: 118.61 Europe: 119.73 North America: 108.58 South America: 119.97 Oceania: 75.81 2017 Africa: 83.75 Asia: 124.36 Europe: 120.26 North America: 109.78 South America: 120.91 Oceania: 77.74 2018 Africa: 84.28 Asia: 123 Europe: 119.27 North America: 104.81 South America: 125.48 Oceania: 88.14 2019 Africa: 85.16 Asia: 129.9 Europe: 120.41 North America: 105.32 South America: 120.96 Oceania: 85.68 2020 Africa: 87.23 Asia: 125.39 Europe: 118.72 North America: 103.86 South America: 119.48 Oceania: 84.14 2021 Africa: 92.59 Asia: 127.66 Europe: 122.29 North America: 100.26 South America: 124.65 Oceania: 83.55 2022 Africa: 94.47 Asia: 124.2 Europe: 122.8 North America: 105.5 South America: 126.1 Oceania: 84.4 2023 Africa: 97.18 Asia: 125.24 Europe: 126.36 North America: 111.74 South America: 131.24 Oceania: 115.65 1960 1988 1996 2004 2023

By continent

median country
Africa 108.7 /100
Asia 127.1 /100
Europe 125.9 /100
North America 108.4 /100
South America 128.6 /100
Oceania 112.6 /100

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