Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled was 2.84 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Lower middle income, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2025, mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Lower middle income stood at 2.84 billion.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Lower middle income peaked at 2.86 billion in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
Lower middle income ranks 10th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Lower middle 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 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 2,911 | — |
| 1988 | 3,527 | +21.2% |
| 1989 | 4,955 | +40.5% |
| 1990 | 10,306 | +108.0% |
| 1991 | 53,896 | +423.0% |
| 1992 | 88,145 | +63.5% |
| 1993 | 177,345 | +101.2% |
| 1994 | 307,635 | +73.5% |
| 1995 | 928,284 | +201.7% |
| 1996 | 1.93 million | +108.4% |
| 1997 | 3.58 million | +85.0% |
| 1998 | 5.16 million | +44.4% |
| 1999 | 8.94 million | +73.2% |
| 2015 | 2.28 billion | +25426.8% |
| 2016 | 2.45 billion | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 2.53 billion | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 2.64 billion | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 2.73 billion | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 2.76 billion | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 2.79 billion | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 2.85 billion | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 2.86 billion | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 2.84 billion | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 2.84 billion | +0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Lower middle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +25426.8% | 8.94 million | 2.28 billion |
| 1991 | +423.0% | 10,306 | 53,896 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 1,139 | 0 | 4,955 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.12 million | 10,306 | 8.94 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.53 billion | 2.28 billion | 2.73 billion | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.82 billion | 2.76 billion | 2.86 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More infrastructure data for Lower middle income
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.84 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 89.9 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 94.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0319 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 13.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 94.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9646 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Lower middle income?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Lower middle income was 2.84 billion in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 2.86 billion in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Lower middle income rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled?
- Lower middle income ranks 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lower middle 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.