Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in Italy
Italy: Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate was 0.2689 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in Italy, 1986–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Italy recorded 0.2689 % change on previous year for mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in 2024.
The figure is up 627.8% on the previous year and up 103.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in Italy peaked at 302.6 % change on previous year in 1990 and was at its lowest, -7.17 % change on previous year, in 2014.
That places Italy 161st out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in Italy, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 40.98 % change on previous year | — |
| 1987 | 82.82 % change on previous year | +102.1% |
| 1988 | 103.27 % change on previous year | +24.7% |
| 1989 | 96.58 % change on previous year | -6.5% |
| 1990 | 302.6 % change on previous year | +213.3% |
| 1991 | 113.53 % change on previous year | -62.5% |
| 1992 | 37.85 % change on previous year | -66.7% |
| 1993 | 54.17 % change on previous year | +43.1% |
| 1994 | 85.56 % change on previous year | +57.9% |
| 1995 | 75.13 % change on previous year | -12.2% |
| 1996 | 63.7 % change on previous year | -15.2% |
| 1997 | 82.78 % change on previous year | +29.9% |
| 1998 | 74.55 % change on previous year | -9.9% |
| 1999 | 47.86 % change on previous year | -35.8% |
| 2000 | 39.44 % change on previous year | -17.6% |
| 2001 | 21.3 % change on previous year | -46.0% |
| 2002 | 5.76 % change on previous year | -72.9% |
| 2003 | 4.74 % change on previous year | -17.7% |
| 2004 | 10.53 % change on previous year | +122.2% |
| 2005 | 13.94 % change on previous year | +32.4% |
| 2006 | 12.47 % change on previous year | -10.6% |
| 2007 | 11.67 % change on previous year | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6013 % change on previous year | -94.8% |
| 2009 | -0.341 % change on previous year | -156.7% |
| 2010 | 4.04 % change on previous year | -1283.3% |
| 2011 | 2.54 % change on previous year | -37.2% |
| 2012 | 1.2 % change on previous year | -52.9% |
| 2013 | -0.3349 % change on previous year | -128.0% |
| 2014 | -7.17 % change on previous year | +2041.9% |
| 2015 | -2.47 % change on previous year | -65.5% |
| 2016 | -1.98 % change on previous year | -20.0% |
| 2017 | -2.42 % change on previous year | +22.5% |
| 2018 | -0.6307 % change on previous year | -74.0% |
| 2019 | -4.63 % change on previous year | +634.6% |
| 2020 | -2.39 % change on previous year | -48.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6882 % change on previous year | -128.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4967 % change on previous year | -27.8% |
| 2023 | -0.051 % change on previous year | -110.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2689 % change on previous year | -627.8% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.2689 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.26 % change on previous year, 21% of the median. (81 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.2689 % change on previous year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.17 % change on previous year, 23% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -2041.9% | -0.3349 % change on previous year | -7.17 % change on previous year |
| 2010 | +1283.3% | -0.341 % change on previous year | 4.04 % change on previous year |
| 2024 | +627.8% | -0.051 % change on previous year | 0.2689 % change on previous year |
| 2019 | -634.6% | -0.6307 % change on previous year | -4.63 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 80.91 % change on previous year | 40.98 % change on previous year | 103.27 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 1990s | 93.77 % change on previous year | 37.85 % change on previous year | 302.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.01 % change on previous year | -0.341 % change on previous year | 39.44 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.19 % change on previous year | -7.17 % change on previous year | 4.04 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1975 % change on previous year | -2.39 % change on previous year | 0.6882 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 158 Denmark 0.4681 % change on previous year compare
- 159 Sao Tome and Principe 0.385 % change on previous year compare
- 160 Brunei 0.3604 % change on previous year compare
- 162 Bermuda 0.2412 % change on previous year compare
- 163 South Sudan 0.1677 % change on previous year compare
- 164 Estonia 0.1339 % change on previous year compare
More infrastructure data for Italy
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 78.67 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 132.57 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 20.30 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 34.21 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3444 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.9713 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 20.30 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.33 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in Italy?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in Italy was 0.2689 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 302.6 % change on previous year in 1990.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.17 % change on previous year in 2014.
- How does Italy rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate?
- Italy ranks 161st out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Mobile cellular subscriptions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Mobile cellular subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Mobile cellular subscriptions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.