Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled was 299.00 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2025, mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at 299.00 million. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 299.00 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 40th 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 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 | 365 | — |
| 1987 | 5,101 | +1297.5% |
| 1988 | 9,846 | +93.0% |
| 1989 | 15,606 | +58.5% |
| 1990 | 31,809 | +103.8% |
| 1991 | 47,828 | +50.4% |
| 1992 | 61,395 | +28.4% |
| 1993 | 85,076 | +38.6% |
| 1994 | 183,305 | +115.5% |
| 1995 | 471,522 | +157.2% |
| 1996 | 887,675 | +88.3% |
| 1997 | 1.81 million | +103.7% |
| 1998 | 3.90 million | +115.4% |
| 1999 | 9.10 million | +133.6% |
| 2000 | 18.28 million | +100.9% |
| 2001 | 25.03 million | +36.9% |
| 2002 | 32.44 million | +29.6% |
| 2003 | 42.66 million | +31.5% |
| 2004 | 66.27 million | +55.4% |
| 2005 | 100.45 million | +51.6% |
| 2006 | 142.19 million | +41.6% |
| 2007 | 174.23 million | +22.5% |
| 2008 | 196.64 million | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 206.76 million | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 219.90 million | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 240.98 million | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 248.39 million | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 257.27 million | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 260.05 million | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 260.33 million | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 259.51 million | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 265.24 million | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 260.27 million | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 273.25 million | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 265.00 million | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 275.00 million | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 277.00 million | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 283.00 million | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 291.00 million | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 299.00 million | +2.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +1297.5% | 365 | 5,101 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 3,092 | 0 | 15,606 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.66 million | 31,809 | 9.10 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 100.49 million | 18.28 million | 206.76 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 254.52 million | 219.90 million | 273.25 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 281.67 million | 265.00 million | 299.00 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More infrastructure data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 299.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 117.3 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 29.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1145 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 29.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.18 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 299.00 million in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 299.00 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 40th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.