Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled was 734.00 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Africa Eastern and Southern is 734.00 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 81.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 734.00 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places Africa Eastern and Southern 31st out of 45 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.
Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | 3,980 | — |
| 1990 | 7,880 | +98.0% |
| 1991 | 9,600 | +21.8% |
| 1992 | 16,522 | +72.1% |
| 1993 | 46,652 | +182.4% |
| 1994 | 350,569 | +651.5% |
| 1995 | 572,098 | +63.2% |
| 1996 | 1.02 million | +78.4% |
| 1997 | 1.97 million | +93.3% |
| 1998 | 3.62 million | +83.6% |
| 1999 | 5.93 million | +63.6% |
| 2000 | 10.01 million | +69.0% |
| 2001 | 14.14 million | +41.2% |
| 2002 | 19.13 million | +35.3% |
| 2003 | 25.95 million | +35.7% |
| 2004 | 35.11 million | +35.3% |
| 2005 | 56.60 million | +61.2% |
| 2006 | 78.22 million | +38.2% |
| 2007 | 102.79 million | +31.4% |
| 2008 | 136.93 million | +33.2% |
| 2009 | 163.12 million | +19.1% |
| 2010 | 201.69 million | +23.6% |
| 2011 | 258.25 million | +28.0% |
| 2012 | 291.58 million | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 327.63 million | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 361.51 million | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 403.80 million | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 396.30 million | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 406.40 million | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 428.80 million | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 458.70 million | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 486.00 million | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 533.00 million | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 568.00 million | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 617.00 million | +8.6% |
| 2024 | 672.00 million | +8.9% |
| 2025 | 734.00 million | +9.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Africa Eastern and Southern 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +651.5% | 46,652 | 350,569 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 398 | 0 | 3,980 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.35 million | 7,880 | 5.93 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.20 million | 10.01 million | 163.12 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 353.47 million | 201.69 million | 458.70 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 601.67 million | 486.00 million | 734.00 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
- 28 Argentina 64.08 million compare
- 29 Democratic Republic of Congo 63.96 million compare
- 30 Spain 62.41 million compare
- 31 Myanmar 62.31 million compare
- 32 Cote d'Ivoire 58.72 million compare
- 33 Morocco 58.29 million compare
- 34 Saudi Arabia 54.18 million compare
More infrastructure data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 734.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 93.1 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0038 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9305 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Africa Eastern and Southern was 734.00 million in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 734.00 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 31st out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.