Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Nigeria
Nigeria: Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled was 164.65 million in 2024. β Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Nigeria, 1960β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 164.65 million for mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in 2024.
The figure is down 26.6% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Nigeria peaked at 224.41 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
Nigeria ranks 10th 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,885 | 0 | 25,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.30 million | 30,000 | 74.52 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 136.89 million | 87.30 million | 184.59 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 202.13 million | 164.65 million | 224.41 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 7 Brazil 216.08 million compare
- 8 Pakistan 193.11 million compare
- 9 Bangladesh 187.58 million compare
- 11 Iran, Islamic Republic of 159.39 million compare
- 12 Mexico 152.44 million compare
- 13 Philippines 133.57 million compare
More infrastructure data for Nigeria
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 164.65 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 70.76 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 102,714 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0441 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 102,714 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7076 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Nigeria?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in Nigeria was 164.65 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 224.41 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Nigeria rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled?
- Nigeria ranks 10th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria 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 β 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 β these are filled holes, not forecasts.