Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Africa Western and Central
Africa Western and Central: Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled was 462.00 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Africa Western and Central, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Africa Western and Central recorded 462.00 million for mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Africa Western and Central peaked at 516.00 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places Africa Western and Central 36th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, 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, gaps filled in Africa Western and Central, 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 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 884 | — |
| 1993 | 12,490 | +1312.9% |
| 1994 | 22,039 | +76.5% |
| 1995 | 29,608 | +34.3% |
| 1996 | 62,624 | +111.5% |
| 1997 | 114,533 | +82.9% |
| 1998 | 250,439 | +118.7% |
| 1999 | 541,133 | +116.1% |
| 2000 | 1.43 million | +164.5% |
| 2001 | 2.91 million | +103.3% |
| 2002 | 5.97 million | +105.1% |
| 2003 | 9.74 million | +63.1% |
| 2004 | 19.11 million | +96.2% |
| 2005 | 33.77 million | +76.7% |
| 2006 | 57.01 million | +68.8% |
| 2007 | 82.03 million | +43.9% |
| 2008 | 124.20 million | +51.4% |
| 2009 | 153.64 million | +23.7% |
| 2010 | 186.27 million | +21.2% |
| 2011 | 213.48 million | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 252.87 million | +18.5% |
| 2013 | 290.45 million | +14.9% |
| 2014 | 319.47 million | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 348.20 million | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 356.10 million | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 358.80 million | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 397.10 million | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 423.10 million | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 459.00 million | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 462.00 million | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 508.00 million | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 516.00 million | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 479.00 million | -7.2% |
| 2025 | 462.00 million | -3.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Africa Western and Central 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +1312.9% | 884 | 12,490 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 103,375 | 0 | 541,133 | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.98 million | 1.43 million | 153.64 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 314.58 million | 186.27 million | 423.10 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 481.00 million | 459.00 million | 516.00 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central
More infrastructure data for Africa Western and Central
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 462.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 86.5 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3 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 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8671 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 Western and Central?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Africa Western and Central was 462.00 million in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 516.00 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Africa Western and Central rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 36th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa Western and Central 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.