Germany vs Turkey: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Germany
109.20 million
in 2024
Turkey
94.32 million
in 2024
Germany rank
18th
Turkey rank
19th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Germany
  • Turkey
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M196019922024

How they compare

Germany currently reports 109.20 million against 94.32 million in Turkey, a difference of 14.88 million.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times Turkey's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Turkey ahead.

Germany ranks 18th and Turkey ranks 19th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Turkey Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 33,601 3,092 30,509 Germany
1990s 6.09 million 1.49 million 4.60 million Germany
2000s 77.13 million 40.85 million 36.28 million Germany
2010s 99.55 million 72.37 million 27.18 million Germany
2020s 106.56 million 89.05 million 17.51 million Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Germany or Turkey?
Germany, at 109.20 million against 94.32 million in Turkey as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Germany and Turkey?
14.88 million, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Turkey?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Germany and Turkey rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Germany ranks 18th and Turkey ranks 19th 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.