Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in China
China: Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled was 1.87 billion in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in China, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
China recorded 1.87 billion for mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in China peaked at 1.87 billion in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
China ranks 1st of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in China, 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 | 700 | — |
| 1988 | 3,227 | +361.0% |
| 1989 | 9,805 | +203.8% |
| 1990 | 18,319 | +86.8% |
| 1991 | 47,544 | +159.5% |
| 1992 | 176,943 | +272.2% |
| 1993 | 638,000 | +260.6% |
| 1994 | 1.57 million | +145.8% |
| 1995 | 3.63 million | +131.4% |
| 1996 | 6.85 million | +88.8% |
| 1997 | 13.23 million | +93.1% |
| 1998 | 23.86 million | +80.3% |
| 1999 | 43.30 million | +81.4% |
| 2000 | 85.26 million | +96.9% |
| 2001 | 144.82 million | +69.9% |
| 2002 | 206.00 million | +42.2% |
| 2003 | 269.95 million | +31.0% |
| 2004 | 334.82 million | +24.0% |
| 2005 | 393.41 million | +17.5% |
| 2006 | 461.06 million | +17.2% |
| 2007 | 547.31 million | +18.7% |
| 2008 | 641.25 million | +17.2% |
| 2009 | 747.21 million | +16.5% |
| 2010 | 859.00 million | +15.0% |
| 2011 | 986.25 million | +14.8% |
| 2012 | 1.11 billion | +12.8% |
| 2013 | 1.23 billion | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 1.29 billion | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 1.29 billion | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.36 billion | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 1.47 billion | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 1.65 billion | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 1.75 billion | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 1.72 billion | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.73 billion | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.77 billion | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 1.82 billion | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 1.87 billion | +2.5% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 1.87 billion is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.01 million, 233.5× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- China's 1.87 billion is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.10 million, 456.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +361.0% | 700 | 3,227 |
| 1992 | +272.2% | 47,544 | 176,943 |
| 1993 | +260.6% | 176,943 | 638,000 |
| 1989 | +203.8% | 3,227 | 9,805 |
| 1991 | +159.5% | 18,319 | 47,544 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 1,373 | 0 | 9,805 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.33 million | 18,319 | 43.30 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 383.11 million | 85.26 million | 747.21 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.30 billion | 859.00 million | 1.75 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.78 billion | 1.72 billion | 1.87 billion | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More infrastructure data for China
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.87 billion (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 131.75 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 166.51 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.73 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 166.51 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.33 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in China?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in China was 1.87 billion in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.87 billion in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does China rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled?
- China ranks 1st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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.