Germany vs OECD members: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Germany
109.20 million
in 2024
OECD members
1.69 billion
in 2022
Germany rank
18th
OECD members rank
15th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Germany
  • OECD members
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How they compare

OECD members currently reports 1.69 billion against 109.20 million in Germany, a difference of 1.58 billion.

That makes OECD members's figure about 15.4 times Germany's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 18th and OECD members ranks 15th of 214 countries.

OECD members has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany OECD members Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 33,601 1.64 million 1.61 million OECD members
1990s 6.09 million 112.63 million 106.53 million OECD members
2000s 77.13 million 926.79 million 849.66 million OECD members
2010s 99.55 million 1.47 billion 1.37 billion OECD members
2020s 106.07 million 1.64 billion 1.54 billion OECD members

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Germany or OECD members?
OECD members, at 1.69 billion against 109.20 million in Germany as of 2022.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Germany and OECD members?
1.58 billion, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and OECD members?
51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Germany and OECD members rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Germany ranks 18th and OECD members ranks 15th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 13,046 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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 communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.