Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in Zambia
Zambia: Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate was 9.55 % change on previous year in 2024. β Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in Zambia, 1996β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 9.55 % change on previous year for mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in 2024.
That represents a change of up 44.2% on the previous year and up 453.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in Zambia peaked at 250.67 % change on previous year in 2000 and was at its lowest, -2.7 % change on previous year, in 2014.
Zambia ranks 31st of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 116.48 % change on previous year | 67.22 % change on previous year | 241.28 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 2000s | 75.09 % change on previous year | 14.76 % change on previous year | 250.67 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.5 % change on previous year | -2.7 % change on previous year | 49.89 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.21 % change on previous year | -2.02 % change on previous year | 10.94 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 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
- 32 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 9.4 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Chad 9.18 % change on previous year compare
- 34 Togo 9.03 % change on previous year compare
More infrastructure data for Zambia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 23.17 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.7 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 73,688 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3457 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -9.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 73,688 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.09 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in Zambia?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in Zambia was 9.55 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 250.67 % change on previous year in 2000.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.7 % change on previous year in 2014.
- How does Zambia rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate?
- Zambia ranks 31st out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 453.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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.