Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in North America
North America: Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate was 1.4 % change on previous year in 2025. β Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in North America, 1985β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
North America recorded 1.4 % change on previous year for mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in 2025.
The figure is up 18.6% on the previous year and down 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in North America peaked at 284.51 % change on previous year in 1985 and was at its lowest, -1.33 % change on previous year, in 2020.
That places North America 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 122.98 % change on previous year | 69.66 % change on previous year | 284.51 % change on previous year | 5 |
| 1990s | 37.84 % change on previous year | 24.68 % change on previous year | 52.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.52 % change on previous year | 5.13 % change on previous year | 27.16 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.73 % change on previous year | 0.7586 % change on previous year | 4.31 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8 % change on previous year | -1.33 % change on previous year | 3.93 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 27 Eswatini, Kingdom of 10 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Northern Mariana Islands 9.96 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Tuvalu 9.76 % change on previous year compare
- 30 CΓ΄te d'Ivoire 9.55 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Zambia 9.55 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 9.4 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Chad 9.18 % change on previous year compare
More infrastructure data for North America
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 434.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 112 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 89.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2321 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 89.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.13 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in North America?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in North America was 1.4 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 284.51 % change on previous year in 1985.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.33 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does North America rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate?
- North America ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North America 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)
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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.