Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in IDA only
IDA only: Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled was 1.15 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in IDA only, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in IDA only is 1.15 billion, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 53.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in IDA only peaked at 1.15 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places IDA only 22nd out of 47 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 301,647 | 1,010 | 1.47 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.46 million | 3.10 million | 285.20 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 671.65 million | 358.68 million | 916.90 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 billion | 913.00 million | 1.15 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 19 Türkiye, Republic of 94.32 million compare
- 20 Colombia 92.07 million compare
- 21 Korea, Republic of 89.22 million compare
- 22 Tanzania 86.77 million compare
- 23 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 85.95 million compare
- 24 United Kingdom 84.10 million compare
- 24 Least developed countries 1.05 billion compare
- 25 Italy 78.67 million compare
More infrastructure data for IDA only
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.15 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 88.6 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.9 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0093 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 12.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8866 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in IDA only?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in IDA only was 1.15 billion in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does IDA only rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled?
- IDA only ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA only 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.