Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Korea
Korea: Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled was 89.22 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Korea, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Korea recorded 89.22 million for mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 55.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Korea peaked at 89.22 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
Korea ranks 21st 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 8,451 | 0 | 39,718 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.11 million | 80,005 | 23.44 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.48 million | 26.82 million | 47.94 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.80 million | 50.77 million | 68.89 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.70 million | 70.51 million | 89.22 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More infrastructure data for Korea
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 89.22 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 172.52 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 21.29 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 41.17 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4114 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 21.29 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.72 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Korea?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Korea was 89.22 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 89.22 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Korea rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled?
- Korea ranks 21st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Korea 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.