Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled by country
Mobile cellular subscriptions with 80 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Countries reporting
213
Highest
1.87 billion
China, People's Republic of
Lowest
2,250
American Samoa
Median
7.68 million
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
13,119
What the numbers show
Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled is currently reported for 213 countries. The highest value is 1.87 billion in China, People's Republic of; the lowest is 2,250 in American Samoa.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.68 million, and the mean is 42.05 million.
Over the past decade 168 countries rose and 43 fell. The largest increase was in Northern Mariana Islands (up 2,576.3%), and the largest decrease in Dominica (down 47.9%).
Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China, People's Republic of | 1.87 billion | 2024 | up 45.4% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 1.15 billion | 2024 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 3 | United States | 390.99 million | 2024 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Indonesia | 347.31 million | 2024 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 269.52 million | 2024 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Japan | 221.92 million | 2023 | up 50.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Brazil | 216.08 million | 2024 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Pakistan | 193.11 million | 2024 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 187.58 million | 2024 | up 47.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Nigeria | 164.65 million | 2024 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 159.39 million | 2024 | up 131.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Mexico | 152.44 million | 2024 | up 45.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Philippines | 133.57 million | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Vietnam | 128.87 million | 2024 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Thailand | 115.13 million | 2024 | up 18.6% | volatile |
| 16 | South Africa | 114.79 million | 2024 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Egypt | 113.19 million | 2024 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Germany | 109.20 million | 2024 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Türkiye | 94.32 million | 2024 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Colombia | 92.07 million | 2024 | up 66.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Korea | 89.22 million | 2024 | up 55.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Tanzania | 86.77 million | 2024 | up 172.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 85.95 million | 2024 | up 181.9% | volatile |
| 24 | United Kingdom | 84.10 million | 2024 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Italy | 78.67 million | 2024 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 26 | France | 77.53 million | 2023 | up 22.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Kenya | 71.38 million | 2024 | up 112.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Argentina | 64.08 million | 2024 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 63.96 million | 2024 | up 72.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Spain | 62.41 million | 2024 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Myanmar | 62.31 million | 2024 | up 114.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Côte d’Ivoire | 58.72 million | 2024 | up 165.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Morocco | 58.29 million | 2024 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Saudi Arabia | 54.18 million | 2024 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Algeria | 54.05 million | 2024 | up 24.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Poland | 53.19 million | 2024 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Ukraine | 50.33 million | 2023 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Malaysia | 49.66 million | 2024 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Iraq | 46.08 million | 2024 | up 39.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Peru | 42.64 million | 2024 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Uganda | 41.60 million | 2024 | up 104.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Uzbekistan | 40.18 million | 2024 | up 85.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Ghana | 39.13 million | 2024 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Canada | 37.40 million | 2024 | up 29.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Sudan | 34.67 million | 2022 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Cameroon | 31.52 million | 2024 | up 85.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Sri Lanka | 30.62 million | 2024 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Australia | 30.07 million | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Nepal | 29.61 million | 2024 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Burkina Faso | 27.46 million | 2024 | up 119.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Hong Kong (China) | 27.05 million | 2024 | up 59.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Angola | 26.41 million | 2024 | up 87.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Chile | 26.22 million | 2024 | up 10.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 26.17 million | 2024 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Mali | 25.87 million | 2022 | up 77.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 25.63 million | 2024 | up 39.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Madagascar, Republic of | 23.54 million | 2023 | up 178.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Netherlands | 23.43 million | 2024 | up 19.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Zambia | 23.17 million | 2024 | up 129.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Senegal | 22.92 million | 2024 | up 59.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Romania | 22.78 million | 2024 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 62 | United Arab Emirates | 22.41 million | 2024 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Guatemala | 20.71 million | 2024 | up 22.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Cambodia | 20.48 million | 2024 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 20.17 million | 2024 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Yemen, Republic of | 20.05 million | 2023 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Ecuador | 18.43 million | 2024 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Benin | 18.21 million | 2024 | up 110.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Syrian Arab Republic | 17.57 million | 2024 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Mozambique | 17.14 million | 2024 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Israel | 16.65 million | 2024 | up 75.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Niger | 16.38 million | 2024 | up 98.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Zimbabwe | 15.68 million | 2024 | up 32.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Malawi | 15.00 million | 2024 | up 166.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Sweden | 14.92 million | 2024 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Chad | 14.80 million | 2024 | up 181.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Tunisia | 14.44 million | 2024 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Guinea | 14.10 million | 2023 | up 89.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Libya | 13.94 million | 2022 | up 45.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Czechia | 13.59 million | 2024 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Rwanda | 13.29 million | 2024 | up 71.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Portugal | 12.94 million | 2024 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Belgium | 12.20 million | 2024 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Bolivia | 12.17 million | 2024 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Belarus, Republic of | 11.88 million | 2024 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Switzerland | 11.55 million | 2024 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Greece | 11.41 million | 2024 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Austria | 11.35 million | 2024 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 11.32 million | 2024 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 90 | El Salvador | 11.19 million | 2024 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Dominican Republic | 10.71 million | 2024 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Hungary | 10.12 million | 2024 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Singapore | 9.96 million | 2024 | up 22.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Somalia | 9.91 million | 2023 | up 91.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Sierra Leone | 8.93 million | 2022 | up 304.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Paraguay | 8.67 million | 2023 | up 22.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Burundi | 8.65 million | 2023 | up 240.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Serbia, Republic of | 8.18 million | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 99 | Kuwait | 8.11 million | 2023 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Jordan | 8.05 million | 2024 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Cuba | 8.01 million | 2024 | up 216.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Bulgaria | 7.98 million | 2024 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 7.92 million | 2023 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Kyrgyz Republic | 7.72 million | 2024 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Slovak Republic | 7.71 million | 2024 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Togo | 7.69 million | 2024 | up 70.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Honduras | 7.68 million | 2024 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Denmark | 7.57 million | 2024 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Haiti | 7.50 million | 2022 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Nicaragua | 7.33 million | 2024 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Finland | 7.07 million | 2024 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Panama | 6.98 million | 2023 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Costa Rica | 6.98 million | 2024 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 114 | New Zealand | 6.78 million | 2024 | up 33.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Oman | 6.35 million | 2024 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 6.35 million | 2022 | up 273.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Turkmenistan | 6.25 million | 2021 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Georgia | 6.14 million | 2024 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Norway | 6.10 million | 2024 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Congo, Republic of | 6.05 million | 2024 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Ireland | 5.92 million | 2024 | up 20.5% | volatile |
| 122 | South Sudan, Republic of | 5.35 million | 2023 | up 87.6% | rising |
| 123 | Fiji, Republic of | 5.33 million | 2024 | up 508.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 4.96 million | 2023 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 125 | Uruguay | 4.93 million | 2024 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Mongolia | 4.89 million | 2024 | up 61.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 4.76 million | 2024 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Croatia | 4.72 million | 2024 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Qatar | 4.68 million | 2024 | up 41.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Lebanon | 4.25 million | 2022 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Palestine | 4.15 million | 2023 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Botswana | 4.13 million | 2024 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Papua New Guinea | 4.10 million | 2024 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Puerto Rico | 4.10 million | 2024 | up 27.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Armenia, Republic of | 4.01 million | 2024 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Lithuania | 3.97 million | 2024 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.84 million | 2024 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 138 | Moldova, Republic of | 3.64 million | 2024 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 139 | Gambia, The | 3.48 million | 2024 | up 52.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Jamaica | 3.34 million | 2024 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 141 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.24 million | 2024 | up 192.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Gabon | 3.18 million | 2024 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Slovenia | 2.77 million | 2024 | up 19.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Namibia | 2.58 million | 2024 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 145 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 2.56 million | 2024 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 146 | Albania | 2.49 million | 2024 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Latvia | 2.27 million | 2024 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Mauritius | 2.20 million | 2024 | up 32.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Estonia | 2.06 million | 2024 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Eritrea, The State of | 2.02 million | 2022 | up 560.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Central African Republic | 1.98 million | 2022 | up 73.1% | volatile |
| 152 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 1.98 million | 2024 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.79 million | 2024 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 154 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 1.74 million | 2024 | up 89.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Liberia | 1.72 million | 2022 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Lesotho | 1.64 million | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 1.63 million | 2024 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 158 | Cyprus | 1.51 million | 2024 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 159 | Macau (China) | 1.45 million | 2024 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Montenegro | 1.42 million | 2024 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 161 | Luxembourg | 960,900 | 2023 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Comoros, Union of the | 934,198 | 2023 | up 168.8% | volatile |
| 163 | Guyana | 924,876 | 2022 | up 69.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Suriname | 901,670 | 2024 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 165 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 893,441 | 2022 | up 78.3% | volatile |
| 166 | Bhutan | 789,606 | 2024 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 167 | Maldives | 781,866 | 2024 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 168 | Malta | 766,620 | 2024 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 169 | Kosovo | 593,382 | 2022 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 170 | Cabo Verde | 587,026 | 2024 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 171 | Djibouti | 558,607 | 2023 | up 128.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Brunei Darussalam | 546,615 | 2024 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 173 | Solomon Islands | 484,835 | 2022 | up 60.5% | volatile |
| 174 | Iceland | 475,724 | 2024 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 175 | Bahamas, The | 387,960 | 2024 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 176 | French Polynesia | 333,905 | 2023 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 177 | Barbados | 323,482 | 2022 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 178 | Vanuatu | 286,107 | 2023 | up 124.8% | volatile |
| 179 | Belize | 270,536 | 2022 | up 56.9% | volatile |
| 180 | New Caledonia | 263,224 | 2022 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 181 | Antigua and Barbuda | 186,182 | 2022 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 182 | St. Lucia | 176,399 | 2022 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 183 | Curaçao | 173,926 | 2023 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 184 | Seychelles | 163,827 | 2024 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 185 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 147,061 | 2024 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 186 | Aruba | 140,815 | 2022 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 187 | Samoa | 134,320 | 2022 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 188 | Andorra, Principality of | 127,571 | 2024 | up 92.6% | volatile |
| 189 | Grenada | 111,955 | 2022 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 190 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 109,022 | 2024 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 191 | Cayman Islands | 99,737 | 2022 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 192 | Guam | 98,000 | 2004 | up 2,291.4% | volatile |
| 193 | United States Virgin Islands | 79,121 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 194 | Kiribati | 72,000 | 2024 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Greenland | 66,425 | 2022 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 196 | Tonga | 64,838 | 2022 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 197 | Bermuda | 62,488 | 2024 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Faroe Islands | 57,146 | 2022 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 199 | Dominica | 56,929 | 2022 | down 47.9% | volatile |
| 200 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 55,592 | 2023 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 201 | Liechtenstein | 51,393 | 2024 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 202 | Monaco | 41,490 | 2024 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 203 | San Marino, Republic of | 41,000 | 2022 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 204 | British Virgin Islands | 36,760 | 2024 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 205 | Gibraltar | 36,708 | 2022 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 206 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 25,085 | 2004 | — | volatile |
| 207 | Palau, Republic of | 24,000 | 2023 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 208 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 22,410 | 2022 | down 28.2% | volatile |
| 209 | Northern Mariana Islands | 20,474 | 2004 | up 2,576.3% | volatile |
| 210 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 15,913 | 2022 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 211 | Naoero, Republic of | 10,287 | 2022 | up 51.3% | volatile |
| 212 | Tuvalu | 9,878 | 2022 | up 252.8% | volatile |
| 213 | American Samoa | 2,250 | 2004 | up 87.5% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 9.17 billion
- IDA & IBRD total 7.55 billion
- Low & middle income 6.51 billion
- Middle income 6.20 billion
- IBRD only 5.82 billion
- Upper middle income 3.76 billion
- East Asia & Pacific 3.24 billion
- Early-demographic dividend 3.17 billion
- Late-demographic dividend 2.99 billion
- Lower middle income 2.84 billion
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 2.79 billion
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 2.79 billion
How this figure is calculated
Mobile cellular subscriptions with 80 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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
Mobile cellular subscriptions with 80 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.